When I was feeding myself by being a professional actress, I never got a good notice in the 'Evening Standard.' And when I changed direction and became a Labour MP, I was the wrong political party for the 'Evening Standard.' — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
I studiously avoid any academic dissections of the play and any kind of previous experience of playing. For me, it's all in the play. — Glenda Jackson Copy Share
You don't do a play to compete for an award. This was the argument I always had over the Oscars. I didn't win them.… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share
You'd think is something one would grow out of. But you grow into it. The more you do, the more you realize how painfully… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share
I'm less confident now than I've ever been. In this peculiar craft, confidence is something you spend a lifetime losing. I used to be… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share
The best teacher is an audience. The ideal performance is when that group of strangers sitting in the dark gets energy from the group… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share
Usually, if there is a woman's part in a piece, there's only one, so you've got no other actresses to work with. — Glenda Jackson Copy Share
It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that's not the world we live in. — Glenda Jackson Copy Share
I'm the world's worst bearer of grudges. I'm sure I'll be bearing grudges and paying off old scores on my death-bed. — Glenda Jackson Copy Share
No, I didn't think of myself as an idealist. I consider myself as a believer in what I regard as the Labour Party's basic… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share
