We're all unique as actors. To yourself, you are unique, you have to think 'I'm me, I'm not going to bunch myself with other people.' Agents and producers have to get you into a box, to accommodate their limited imaginations. — Imelda Staunton Copy Share Image
Agents and producers have to get you into a box to accommodate their limited imaginations. — Imelda Staunton Copy Share Image
You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense? — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive… — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don't know how to describe it. Doing it… — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
There are lots of wonderful actors doing animated films these days, but I prefer it when you can't recognise them - it means they've… — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't… — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
Children should always be brave and do something about bullying. It's not okay to stand by and let it happen. Bullies thrive off secrecy.… — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
A lot of me is very up, and you have to have light and shade. They are both important and you have to be… — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all. — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
Fortunately my career has never been about how I look, it's about how I can be. — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts. — Imelda Staunton Copy Share
