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Lena is known to hate people gushing over her, but it's what she deserves...
So here's 20 years of colleagues & co-workers praising Lena Headey; a thread.
So here's 20 years of colleagues & co-workers praising Lena Headey; a thread.
"Lena Headey has the unique quality of producing true lives in front of the camera. She is very talented and there is no vanity in her.
The lack of vanity is fantastic when it comes from such a beautiful girl. "
Stellan Skarsgard
(Co-star, Aberdeen, 2000)
The lack of vanity is fantastic when it comes from such a beautiful girl. "
Stellan Skarsgard
(Co-star, Aberdeen, 2000)
"I don't think Lena Headey is trying to do big Hollywood movies, but she is so good there will always be work for her as an actress."
Stellan Skarsgard
(Aberdeen, 2000)
Stellan Skarsgard
(Aberdeen, 2000)
"Lena Headey was great to kiss... I didn't object to doing retakes, put it that way!"
Steve Coogan
(Co-star, The Parole Officer, 2001)
Steve Coogan
(Co-star, The Parole Officer, 2001)
"I've known Lena Headey for years. She's beautiful, truthful and hilarious, without vanity or affectation; exceptionally clever."
Ol Parker
(director, Imagine Me & You, 2005)
Ol Parker
(director, Imagine Me & You, 2005)
"Why did I cast Lena Headey? Watch any scene of hers & you can see all the reasons. She's good, kind, beautiful, funny & very smart.
I don't think I gave her a single note all the way through. She knew the character, knew what she wanted to do & did it flawlessly. "
Ol Parker
I don't think I gave her a single note all the way through. She knew the character, knew what she wanted to do & did it flawlessly. "
Ol Parker
"I firmly believe there walks no finer on this earth. Lena Headey is as good inside as out - part of why she's so beautiful - so there are no horror stories with her... she was an utter joy to direct, the world is a far better place for her presence in it."
Ol Parker, IM&Y, 2005
Ol Parker, IM&Y, 2005
"Damn what is Lena doing to you guys? Actually I totally know & understand what she's doing to you, she does it to everyone she meets, and many she hasn't yet.
I can tell you that Lena Headey is everything you would want her to be and more."
Ol Parker
(Director, IM&Y, 2005)
I can tell you that Lena Headey is everything you would want her to be and more."
Ol Parker
(Director, IM&Y, 2005)
"Lena Headey's so pretty, I think people assume certain things about pretty, skinny English girls but she’s certainly not to be toyed with."
Piper Perabo
(Friend, Co-star, Imagine Me
& You/The Cave, 2005)
Piper Perabo
(Friend, Co-star, Imagine Me
& You/The Cave, 2005)
"It’s nice to see her so sexy too. Lena’s such an interesting person that she gets cast as these sort of quirky characters.”
Piper Perabo
(Friend, Co-star, Imagine Me & You/The Cave)
Piper Perabo
(Friend, Co-star, Imagine Me & You/The Cave)
“And Lena Headey’s soooo beautiful, even on that poster for 300, you just see that beautiful back, and you’re, like, ‘Who’s that?!'”
Piper Perabo
(Friend & Co-star)
Piper Perabo
(Friend & Co-star)
"Lena Headey is great. She's a Northern girl so she's tough and down to earth, she's wiley, she's fun, she's strong and she's beautiful... It was breathtaking just to look at her as Gorgo."
Gerard Butler
(Co-star, 300, 2006)
Gerard Butler
(Co-star, 300, 2006)
"I see Lena Headey as my 'Hitchcock Brunette'."
Sean Ellis
(Director, The Broken, 2008)
Sean Ellis
(Director, The Broken, 2008)
"I've had fun, especially with Lena Headey who is open, funny, pretty and terrific, all together in one package"
Richard Jenkins
Co-star, The Broken, 2008
Richard Jenkins
Co-star, The Broken, 2008
"Lena Headey was exactly how I imagined Gina McVey. When I first met Lena she had this very bubbly presence but also a sweetness & vulnerability... and the shape of her & the shape of her face & the way that she smiles... I thought, there she is"
Sean Ellis
Director, The Broken
Sean Ellis
Director, The Broken
"I had such a crush on Lena Headey and she and I got along so great together... it was easy to fall in love with Lena."
Dean Winters
(Co-star, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 2008/09)
Dean Winters
(Co-star, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 2008/09)
"Lena Headey's a very, very strong, intelligent woman & that comes across (on screen)...
...this role is physically demanding but she does almost all her own stunts...she can be quite scary!"
Josh Friedman
(Producer/Show Runner, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 08/09)
...this role is physically demanding but she does almost all her own stunts...she can be quite scary!"
Josh Friedman
(Producer/Show Runner, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 08/09)
