For the first part of my career, I did what I was told, and I wasn't getting anywhere. I'd get in such a state when I was asked to do something, and it didn't feel right, and I'd end up… — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
My teacher at RADA said I was going to have trouble when I left because I wasn't an obvious juvenile lead, although I could do both comedy and drama. But I understood enough to know that my career was going… — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
I would have liked Sir Laurence Olivier to ask me to go to the Old Vic and let me play all the roles Judi… — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
In my day, the films you got were about mature people, people with some kind of weight. — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
Inner talent gives you that ease. It's not a remarkable thing - just a knack that gives you a very nice life. — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
I like waking up in the morning and thinking, 'Mmm, I might go to Paris today.' I don't want to ask anyone if they… — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
Get an Alan Bennett script; then everybody will want to do it, no matter how big they are. — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
'Downton' took a long time to catch fire in America, but we have been getting good reviews for 'Tango.' — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
I have notebooks all over the place. I write little stories for my cabaret. — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
Christmas Day itself hasn't always been great. My parents went abroad when I was very young, and I went to boarding school. We had… — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
I used to lie in bed and imagine I was performing at the Albert Hall, not that I'd ever been there. I took lessons… — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
