They are brought up to be the providers, the tough guys at the top of the family. The attitude is: 'Don't make… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
For some reason in England, the word 'Chekhovian' is associated with drifting about with a parasol, a lot of weeping, and drinking… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
Alcohol in families is often kept secret. There's a sense of shame. — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
I don't suffer depression because I don't worry about what's past. But anxiety is about the future and I do worry about that. I… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
Jo and I tried for a second baby, but it didn't happen. The doctors - silly idiots - didn't take the problem seriously and… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
My daughter always came first and I got used to my agent saying, when I turned down this or that project because of her,… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
I think French hotels are generally pretty awful - lumpy beds, often not terribly clean and just uncomfortable - but usually the food is… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
I knew nothing about India before 'Gandhi.' It seemed quite sort of frightening the place where hippies used to go in the '60s. — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
Because British actors hold Shakespeare in such great reverence, we tend to go for the word, which tends to make things very intellectual. — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
My mother was an alcoholic, in and out of hospital my entire childhood. My father, a doctor, divorced her when I was 14. My… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
Very early on there were the girls who were good at singing, at the arts, or mathematics or languages, and I wasn't good at… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
That's what I enjoy: the ensemble, being in a company, being part of something. — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
