Sarah Lancashire

I have to work at my own speed.

— Sarah Lancashire

I never get offered comedy.

— Sarah Lancashire

My twenties were a write-off.

— Sarah Lancashire

I'm driven by fear.

— Sarah Lancashire

I am a stickler for damn good writing.

— Sarah Lancashire

I am possibly the biggest 'Downton' fan you can ever meet.

— Sarah Lancashire

I'd like to think little miracles do happen in 'Angel Cake.'

— Sarah Lancashire

Working on 'The Paradise' is like putting on a comfy overcoat.

— Sarah Lancashire

Two of the best roles I've ever had have happened in my late 40s.

— Sarah Lancashire

I think Jack Thorne is an exceptional writer.

— Sarah Lancashire

I don't watch anything I'm in. I'm too critical.

— Sarah Lancashire

I truly believe that love is love and gender is immaterial.

— Sarah Lancashire

Accents are interesting, because they very often inform the way a person moves.

— Sarah Lancashire

When I'm working in theatre I never go to the bar with the other actors; I go home and think about what…

— Sarah Lancashire

For me, it was much more important to continue to learn my craft as an actor and get a bit of flesh…

— Sarah Lancashire

I think all writers have a style, a particular voice and rhythm that you have to find.

— Sarah Lancashire

Relationships are very complex. It's very unusual to see something which is so 'complex portrayed on screen.

— Sarah Lancashire

I think women have not been terribly kind to other women for a very long time.

— Sarah Lancashire

Celebrity and actor are two completely different professions, and I don't believe that they mix if you want to maintain any sort…

— Sarah Lancashire

I'm straight, but it's immaterial what your sexuality is. Isn't it really just about being a fulfilled human being?

— Sarah Lancashire

It started at 49 with 'Tango in Halifax' and then 'Happy Valley.' I can't complain at a time when most actors are…

— Sarah Lancashire

But I am Northern myself, and there is a certain rhythm of Northern speech that is very comical: that combination of the…

— Sarah Lancashire

I don't search it out - I really want to be clear, I don't search out the misery! I'm not sitting at…

— Sarah Lancashire

Soaps are a double-edged sword. There can be prejudice from some writers and producers who feel you will lower the currency of…

— Sarah Lancashire

You don't always realize the impact you have on people's lives. You just think 'I'm an actor, I don't think I'm doing…

— Sarah Lancashire

I think going to university, getting married, having children, and then having the choice to stay at home to raise those children…

— Sarah Lancashire

Being in the public eye makes you frightened to talk openly about things - which is precisely why you should. You can…

— Sarah Lancashire

When you pretend for a living and you have to pretend in your private life as well, it's very sad. Because it's…

— Sarah Lancashire

Most of the career choices I've made have been because of my family.

— Sarah Lancashire

I never feel proud of anything I do really.

— Sarah Lancashire

Watching your own work doesn't get any easier.

— Sarah Lancashire

I'm Lancashire by name, and Lancashire was where I grew up - in Oldham.

— Sarah Lancashire

It's down to the actors to show the writers the potential of the character.

— Sarah Lancashire

I'm absolutely certain that audiences want to see older women on their TVs.

— Sarah Lancashire

My family on my mother's side is Irish.

— Sarah Lancashire

I'm not terribly good at being around work I don't care about!

— Sarah Lancashire

It's a joy doing 'Tango.' I'd do it till the day I die, frankly.

— Sarah Lancashire

I do have a slightly rebellious streak in me, I'm afraid.

— Sarah Lancashire

I suppose trying not to fancy Richard Gere - that's been quite hard!

— Sarah Lancashire

Actors are bloody marvelous at hiding.

— Sarah Lancashire