You start out with scripts pre-written, with no specific actor in mind, so you've got to build a character on top of that foundation. It's not just lifting words off the page, it's constructing a history around them as well. — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
Now that I'm in my late 40s, I'm trying to make up for a little bit of lost musicals time. — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
It started at 49 with 'Tango in Halifax' and then 'Happy Valley.' I can't complain at a time when most actors are disappearing. I… — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's necessary for soaps to hang on to an audience by sensationalizing, but it's a beast I don't understand any more, an art… — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
Acting is a subtle combination of hiding and revealing yourself, and as I'm not an extrovert, this is painful for me. — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
If someone was walking round in a T-shirt with Sarah Lancashire on it, I'd find that very disturbing. — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
'Tango' is very much an ensemble piece and I was devastated when I read the script. — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
I come from a line of women who can bake, so I think I've inherited a bit of family knowledge. — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
I own a copy of the original 'Talking Heads' by Alan Bennett, which I purchased many years ago shortly after they were first broadcast.… — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
The writing is only ever the attractive thing about a part. And also if all the elements within the writing come together - the… — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
Age affects us all in the workplace. We all get a little less appealing as we get older, unfortunately. — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
I just hold out for pieces where I immediately feel an emotional connection with a part. — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
You have to have brilliant people to work opposite, and then it does become like a real tennis match and this is our sport.… — Sarah Lancashire Copy Share Image
