Top 35 Tamsin Egerton Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Acting is an aesthetic career, which is annoying.”

— Tamsin Egerton

2. “I am my own worst enemy. My friends and family will say, Youve got everything going for you right now, and I say, Oh yes, but! Which is not a good way to be.”

— Tamsin Egerton

3. “I have no sense of direction at all. Thank the Lord for my TomTom, otherwise I’d spend my whole life lost.”

— Tamsin Egerton

4. “I’m not interested in serial dating; I’d honestly rather be single.”

— Tamsin Egerton

5. “I’m a real animal lover. I adore animals of all shapes and sizes.”

— Tamsin Egerton

6. “I will normally eat about seven or eight mince pies in one sitting. Sometimes, I can get to double figures. My friends, and probably most people, stop at two, so they probably dislike me a bit for it.”

— Tamsin Egerton

7. “I was brought up to think a lot about food and have respect for it, both as medicine and something to eat and enjoy.”

— Tamsin Egerton

8. “I think if you have a good night’s sleep, you can take on the world.”

— Tamsin Egerton

9. “If you steal other people’s characters, it doesn’t work with the context of the scripts and what is written, so I wanted to make her my own. I was petrified, in the beginning, because it’s such an iconic character, especially being a young lady myself.”

— Tamsin Egerton

10. “What I don’t like about Guinevere is the fact that she can’t control her passions and urges. She gets herself into quite a love triangle, and quite a web. Personally, I find that very difficult to relate to. But, it wouldn’t be interesting, if she did everything right.”

— Tamsin Egerton

11. “I hardly ever missed school, and I always got my work in on time. I was a good student and always got top grades.”

— Tamsin Egerton

12. “Always take earplugs and an eye mask. It doesn’t matter where you are. Even if you’re in the best hotel, if there’s road works outside, then you’re screwed. So I take earplugs and an eye mask with me wherever I go.”

— Tamsin Egerton

13. “I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn’t gain too much weight.”

— Tamsin Egerton

14. “Kicks are my forte. I’ve got strong legs and high kicks. And I’ve got very good reach, obviously.”

— Tamsin Egerton

15. “I defy any woman that doesn’t feel more elegant and more groomed and ready for an evening than if you have a blow dry.”

— Tamsin Egerton

16. “I love dressing up for events; to me it’s almost like wearing a costume for the evening.”

— Tamsin Egerton

17. “I have been working since I was 11 on everything including period dramas.”

— Tamsin Egerton

18. “Guinevere is not the Morgan type, where she’s sultry and she knows she has this incredible female energy that she can use and utilize, and she’s not necessarily used to having this power over men.”

— Tamsin Egerton

19. “My mum is a bit unconventional; she’s outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he’s a businessman.”

— Tamsin Egerton

20. “I’ve always wanted to play Guinevere. I just asked Chris what he thought, and he steered me in the right directions. We just wanted to make her young and able to make mistakes, which I think is important.”

— Tamsin Egerton

21. “I know that the battle scenes, as well, are quite gory and quite strong. Battle was romantic, but it was far from being easy. It’s nice, in both respects, to have that color and contrast.”

— Tamsin Egerton

22. “I’m neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere – sharp corners, stairs.”

— Tamsin Egerton

23. “The truth is, I’m not body confident.”

— Tamsin Egerton

24. “My style is schizophrenic! One minute I’ll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I’ll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.”

— Tamsin Egerton

25. “Kids hate anyone who is different.”

— Tamsin Egerton

26. “When you’re acting, you’re escaping and hiding behind something. It’s cliched to say, but there’s a safety there.”

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27. “The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I’m actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I’m a complete nester.”

— Tamsin Egerton

28. “I’m trying to cultivate a long-term career rather than get every job right this minute. That’d be putting too much pressure on myself. I’d go crazy if I thought like that.”

— Tamsin Egerton

29. “I don’t know what it is about me, but I don’t think of myself as sexy; I never have.”

— Tamsin Egerton

30. “I’m a big handbag lover and will always have one with me.”

— Tamsin Egerton

31. “I actually love doing period pieces, purely because it takes you into a different world, mentally. The clothes you have to wear are so far from our everyday clothes that it immediately helps with the character and putting you in that mind frame.”

— Tamsin Egerton

32. “I have to be careful not to do so many comedy airhead roles from now on. I’ve turned down a couple already.”

— Tamsin Egerton

33. “I’m not a flying fan. I can’t bear it.”

— Tamsin Egerton

34. “I love jewellery, but it’s something I go through stages with. I have my go-to pieces that I will bring out and wear for weeks at a time.”

— Tamsin Egerton

35. “That’s really why I wanted to do it. I wanted to be a part of this generation’s telling of Camelot, and also get the chance to play a fantastic, complex, interesting, emotionally passionate, young lead role.”

— Tamsin Egerton

36. “I did model for a little while part-time, but I wasn’t a bloody model, and I am definitely not that horrible thing ‘model-turned-actress.’”

— Tamsin Egerton

37. “I hate watching myself on film because I am so judgmental.”

— Tamsin Egerton

38. “I don’t think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you’re an exhibitionist, which I’m certainly not.”

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39. “At 11, I got my first job in a mini-series for America, and it was very exciting.”

— Tamsin Egerton