 Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days. |
| I've done a lot of costume drama and theatre - the National Theatre and In fact, most of my work at the theatre, at the National Theatre anyway, was period. |
| I love silence. Topics: Short |
| I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom. |
| In fact at home I sometimes like to be quiet and hear the sounds of the world outside. |
| Anything where people have to work together makes me cry. |
| Maybe wanting to retire is my ambition. |
| It's the same as any role and I find that you can't lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences, different reasons for being the way they are. |
| I always think 12 times before saying anything. |
| The strange thing is that since I've been offered lots of films I think that maybe they think that I've sold out to Hollywood. Which is not the case if anybody's listening. |
| I've never done a big studio film, I've only ever done little ones. |
| Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic. |
| People say to me that I can't be nervous because I've had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before. |
| I knew Secrets and Lies was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good. |
| Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over. |
| When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training. |
| I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies. |
| It's a real leveller, you know, to do theatre at least once every two years. |
| The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well. |
| I think behind closed doors people behave differently no matter what period we're looking at, because people have to stand up straight in public but can slouch behind closed doors - can you imagine wearing those corsets? |
