I'm very aware that after you've played Cleopatra, there's not a lot that can top that in this sphere, so it means… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I came up almost completely through the subsidised theatre. I have never been absolutely at the market interface, where I've got to… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
Work has been the central column for most of my life; it has always been my identity. — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I've done a lot of Shakespeare over the years. You start to realise how the plays fit together; he's always using pieces… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I lived with my mother all my life until she died, and I don't really think I knew her, because I was… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
My strangest experience was my six words in 'Star Wars.' I've had more fanmail from that than anything I've ever done. — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I'm childish and silly. Most people tease me because I'm a bit daft. — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
My centre of who I thought I was was never very consciously about being beautiful or attractive - I think I'm one of those… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I'm not very good at going to sleep, and that's probably my worst problem. I don't need much more than seven and a half… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I just like watching people who really are not self-conscious, who aren't aware, because I fear that one could become too self-conscious, too artful,… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I do think that there are certain parts, if you are lucky enough to play them, that are bigger than you, and they stretch… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
Where does an actress go after playing Cleopatra's magnificent death? Why didn't Shakespeare write more - and more powerful - roles for mature women? — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
The language is always powerful in Shakespeare, but with 'Antony and Cleopatra,' the speeches are so big and muscular and rich - exhausting to… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
Cleopatra was exhausting to play, but also completely exhilarating. She creates her own energy. — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
