I'll tell you how it happened. The phone rang. Paul, my agent, goes, 'Would you like to play Meryl Streep's?' I said, 'Yeeees! I'll do it, whatever it is.' He said, 'It's Mamma Mia!.' I said, 'Oh no, which character?… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
There were people asking 'Can women be funny?' People still ask that. It's like asking: 'Can women breathe in and out?' — Julie Walters Copy Share
Sixty felt like a big landmark. Not in a dreadful sense, but none of the other birthdays have bothered me. It's got labels on… — Julie Walters Copy Share
I can understand why people get annoyed at being remembered for one thing, but a lot of actors aren't remembered for anything. I don't… — Julie Walters Copy Share
I've never done so much bloody crying in my life. I was always moaning about how hard it was when we were shooting, how… — Julie Walters Copy Share
Everyone comes up to me saying, 'Cooee, Julie! Hello!' as if I know them. Of course I don't bloody know them. Am I flummoxed… — Julie Walters Copy Share
It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow… — Julie Walters Copy Share
It's getting better but men still earn more and there are more jobs for them. Ageism is a big thing. Parts for women disappear… — Julie Walters Copy Share
You can't help but feel a little bit like a mother to the younger cast members. — Julie Walters Copy Share
I'd love to be in another film, but they haven't asked me. I think it's a shame but the prospects of me doing another… — Julie Walters Copy Share
There were all us baby boomers who had a grammar school education, started to learn, then went on the pill, the whole thing, and… — Julie Walters Copy Share
Some people have a terrible stretch between family and work. It is a difficult thing to achieve. — Julie Walters Copy Share
I couldn't watch Tom and Jerry. The cruelty was too much. I had all these strange images, of tiny animals, all mixed up. — Julie Walters Copy Share
