When my parents were going, 'Oh God, are you going to be an actress?' I decided I'd give it my best shot until I was 30, and as I hit 30 it all started taking off, just in the nick… — 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
Band Of Gold' nearly did me in. We had 16 weeks of night shoots and I was never getting home to London and my… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
They are brought up to be the providers, the tough guys at the top of the family. The attitude is: 'Don't make me feel… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
At around 45, when I was being offered the same old boring TV parts. So I went back to the theatre. — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
