Born in New York in 1994, Saoirse Ronan was raised in Ireland by parents Paul and Monica. At the tender age of 13 she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Atonement. Now 19, she shines in quirky director Wes Anderson’s latest film The Grand Budapest Hotel where Ralph Fiennes plays Gustave, the concierge of a hotel in the 1930s as the Second World War approaches. Saoirse plays Agatha, an intrepid young woman intent on helping Gustave recover a painting left to him by an heiress. What was it like working on The Grand Budapest Hotel? S:It was a truly amazing experience. The whole film is shot in this beautiful way and the story is mad yet touching. Wes Anderson is a brilliant director who has his own formula for mapping out every scene and line of dialogue. As soon as you walk onto the set you know it’s a Wes film because of all the wild colours and pastel-coloured clothes. S: What was it like working with such an incredible cast? It certainly felt surreal to sit down every night for dinner with Wes at the head of this big table and people like Bill Murray, Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton sitting around with you. It would have been easy to have felt intimidated by that except they all had this wonderful rapport and relaxed way of being together that made you feel welcome and part of this amazing family. Wes also made us stay at the same hotel together rather than people having their own separate trailers and that created this special atmosphere. S:You’re becoming a pretty big star these days. How does it feel? I’m just a normal Irish girl. My parents just want me to be happy and they’ve always said that I should quit acting if it ever becomes too much. I still live in the country in Ireland and I have so many good friends there. I don’t feel as if it’s all been happening so fast that I can’t appreciate things. You had four films out last year. Don’t you find yourself becoming exhausted? S:No, it hasn’t been that bad, really. The release dates for those films just got bunched together, but I usually had plenty of time to relax between films. I like to be able to take several months off between projects, otherwise you don’t have time to appreciate what you’re doing. I did that with Grand Budapest Hotel and How To Catch A Monster which I did back-to-back. But they were ensemble films so you’re only shooting a few scenes a day, if that. It wasn’t that heavy a workload as compared to what I went through on films like Hanna or The Host where everything is more intense. Your dad Paul is an actor and he’s guided your career. Does he find it emotional watching you on the screen? S:He does, yeah. He gets very emotional when he watches me on screen. So does mum. They had a hard time watching The Lovely Bones. But I’ve found it tough watching my dad get killed in his films. Do you get to a lot of big Hollywood parties and celebrity-style events? S:Not that much. I’m not that interested in being part of that side of the business. I don’t find that real and I would much rather spend my time with friends. Do you still like living in a small village in County Carlow, Ireland? S:I prefer to be able to come home and go to Dublin now and then. Pretty soon I’ll start thinking about moving to America because it’s closer to where my work is. mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/saoirse-ronan-grand-budapest-hotel-3214739#ixzz2vgTr3pBP
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