WI played a young Helena Bonham Carter in a BBC film called 'A Dark Adapted Eye,' and I thought she was a completely spellbinding person. Totally unmoved by other people's expectations, fashions or opinions. She's probably the coolest English actress… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
Its really good to have so distinctive a name as an actress. No one ever forgets it. My sister and brother are called Perdita… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
Foyles War made me realise that Churchill actually had questionable morals; his decisions meant that good people died. It must have weighed heavily on… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
When 'Foyle's War' ended in 2010 after seven series, I was sad but not despondent. After all, ITV had already axed the show once… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
From the very start, if there was a spotlight, I would step into it. My parents wondered what to do with this insufferable show-off.… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
Acting's incredibly enjoyable, but sometimes it doesn't feel quite enough. I've also written a script about the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. This will… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
The coral that grows at the edge of the reef is always the strongest and most colourful because it faces the greatest battering. It's… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
All my grandparents and great aunts and uncle love 'Foyle's War.' They all lived through the war and love to see it reconstructed so… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
I have always been a fan of Jim Henson, and I love his Creature Shop creations, the skill of the puppets and the characters… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
I think to be a good actor you need either a good experience of life or education, or both. — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
Politics is not a game for naive thinkers. You may go in as an idealist, but you certainly won't come out as one. — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
My father was a tyrant about reading, and that put me off books when I was little. — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
I think Emily Blunt is definitely our finest young female English export. She has an uncanny grace. — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
