When you pretend for a living and you have to pretend in your private life as well, it's very sad. Because it's intangible, depression is an issue that people don't like to talk about. It's like a huge, guilty secret. — 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