In Memory Of Natasha Richardson

Описание: The tragic and sudden death of Actress Natasha Richardson was a shock to everyone and a harsh reminder of how precious life and our loved ones are. I never knew Natasha but I watched most of her films and always thought that she was an astoundingly great actress and wished that we could see more of her, sadly that wasnt to be. Even without having met her I find the news of her death extremely saddening and heavy on my heart. My thoughts and prayers are with her family, especially her husband, sons and mother. May she rest in peace with the other Angels.

"I chose Natasha because of her ephemeral delicacy and intelligent beauty in her debut stage role as Nina in The Seagull. Natasha was under pressure having such an enormously complex burden for her first film role, but she was always poised, prepared, focused and very, very bright. She was a talented person, full of skill, insight, poetry and searing intellect. Then there is that translucent physical beauty of Natasha's, which, alas, almost upstaged her. Her physical presence was so unique and warm, inviting yet cool, vulnerable yet proud. Her beauty was golden, that's the word that keeps coming to mind. A chip off her mum's perfect bone structure, yes - but her very own blend of tenderness and fire. She was one of the few modern actresses who was as smart as she was pretty, and as gentle as she was fierce. I loved her unashamedly." Ken Russell - Director

"She had an incredibly luminous quality that you seldom see, and a great sense of humour. I thought she was a really great actress and seemed to simply shine in both film and theatre. It's always difficult if you have parents in theatre, it puts a very strange pressure on the children. I have no doubt great work was to come. It's been so shocking, really shocking - I hope everyone leaves the family alone to pick up the pieces." Dame Judi Dench - Actress

"Natasha combined the best of Redgrave and Richardson - the enormous depth and emotional force of a great actor on the one hand, and the intelligence and objectivity of a great director on the other. She was one of a kind, a magnificent actress. She was also an amazing mother, a loyal friend, and the greatest and most generous host you could ever hope to meet. It defies belief that this gifted, brave, tenacious, wonderful woman is gone." Sam Mendes - Director

"It's a terrible, terrible thing. It's always tragic when people of such buoyancy and life are taken away on what appears to be utterly trivial events. She was a wonderful actress - the whole family is incredible - and she had not yet fulfilled her possibilities. Whenever you met her, it was like a joy. It's a twinkle and a sparkle that has left the world." Michael Winner - Director

"She was a star - a great actress, a beautiful woman, a fiercely loyal friend, a brilliant and generous companion. She was an adoring and loving wife and mother. She was unique. I cannot imagine a world without her wit, her love, her mischief, her great, great talent and her gift for living. I loved her very much. She was a supreme friend. I shall miss her deeply." Ralph Fiennes - Actor

"She was a wonderful woman and actress and treated me like I was her own. My heart goes out to her family. This is a tragic loss." Lindsay Lohan - Actress