--- title: "13 Me Quotes By Lesley Manville" description: "13 Me quotes by Lesley Manville. Plus more from Lesley Manville and more Me sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f43/lesley-manville-12819_always_i-d-love-it-if-doors-open-for-me-in-amer_2284499.jpg" --- > [I'd love it if doors open for me in America. There are directors I'd love to work with there. I'll always do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/i-d-love-it-if-doors-open-for-me-in-america-there-are-directors-i-d/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f43/lesley-manville-12819_always_i-d-love-it-if-doors-open-for-me-in-amer_2284499.jpg) > [It would never occur to me not to look dreadful if that's the job description.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/it-would-never-occur-to-me-not-to-look-dreadful-if-that-s-the-job/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/lesley-manville-12819_description_it-would-never-occur-to-me-not-to-look-d_1925621.jpg) > [For me, personality acting is not that interesting. I don't want to just be myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/for-me-personality-acting-is-not-that-interesting-i-don-t-want-to/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bf/lesley-manville-12819_acting_for-me-personality-acting-is-not-that-in_430344.jpg) > [Anyone who has to write an obituary for me one day will probably say, 'She did absolute depths of agony really well.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/anyone-who-has-to-write-an-obituary-for-me-one-day-will-probably-say/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4c/lesley-manville-12819_absolute_anyone-who-has-to-write-an-obituary-for_2162486.jpg) > [If I go away, I take a little picture of my son. It's in a frame with a speaker, and he recorded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/if-i-go-away-i-take-a-little-picture-of-my-son-it-s-in-a-frame-with-a/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/lesley-manville-12819_away_if-i-go-away-i-take-a-little-picture-of_432217.jpg) > [Corinne Bailey Rae I listen to a lot, and I'll hear Desert Island Discs and quickly write down the name of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/corinne-bailey-rae-i-listen-to-a-lot-and-i-ll-hear-desert-island/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/lesley-manville-12819_area_corinne-bailey-rae-i-listen-to-a-lot-and_139147.jpg) > [I quite like that people tend not to know my name. I remember being at the Cannes film festival for 'All or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/i-quite-like-that-people-tend-not-to-know-my-name-i-remember-being-at/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/lesley-manville-12819_after_i-quite-like-that-people-tend-not-to-kno_1856125.jpg) > [People say, 'I know you, don't I?' And they expect me to say I know them from their daughter's school or something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/people-say-i-know-you-don-t-i-and-they-expect-me-to-say-i-know-them/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/796/lesley-manville-12819_daughter_people-say-i-know-you-don-t-i-and-they-e_2604110.jpg) > [Hollywood... that's not going to be my niche at all. If anyone is going wants to work with me, I would think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/hollywood-that-s-not-going-to-be-my-niche-at-all-if-anyone-is-going/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cde/lesley-manville-12819_anyone_hollywood-that-s-not-going-to-be-my-nich_749723.jpg) > [I completely think of myself as sexual. Completely and utterly. Probably more so than I did when I was 30. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/i-completely-think-of-myself-as-sexual-completely-and-utterly/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e52/lesley-manville-12819_absolutely_i-completely-think-of-myself-as-sexual-c_2432087.jpg) > [I had two starts, really. The first was going to the Italia Conti stage school, aged 15. I'd gone to sing, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/i-had-two-starts-really-the-first-was-going-to-the-italia-conti-stage/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/726/lesley-manville-12819_acting_i-had-two-starts-really-the-first-was-go_1412608.jpg) > [For me, the times in my life when I've been single have been more formative and crucial than I could have imagined.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/for-me-the-times-in-my-life-when-i-ve-been-single-have-been-more/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fd/lesley-manville-12819_be-happy_for-me-the-times-in-my-life-when-i-ve-be_699648.jpg) > [Stage is the ultimate test; I like watching established screen actors on stage to see if they can really do it. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/stage-is-the-ultimate-test-i-like-watching-established-screen-actors/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/lesley-manville-12819_about_stage-is-the-ultimate-test-i-like-watchi_1938929.jpg) ## Other authors on Me ## More by Lesley Manville > [The more you've lived, the more you've experienced, you emotionally know a lot more, especially if you haven't had a regular, straightforward kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/the-more-you-ve-lived-the-more-you-ve-experienced-you-emotionally/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [Corinne Bailey Rae I listen to a lot, and I'll hear Desert Island Discs and quickly write down the name of a song, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/corinne-bailey-rae-i-listen-to-a-lot-and-i-ll-hear-desert-island/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [I've got two older sisters who I'm very close to. And my son's grown up with a big sense of family around him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/i-ve-got-two-older-sisters-who-i-m-very-close-to-and-my-son-s-grown/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [For me, personality acting is not that interesting. I don't want to just be myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/for-me-personality-acting-is-not-that-interesting-i-don-t-want-to/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [If I go away, I take a little picture of my son. It's in a frame with a speaker, and he recorded a birthday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/if-i-go-away-i-take-a-little-picture-of-my-son-it-s-in-a-frame-with-a/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [When I was eight, it was clear I was a very good singer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/when-i-was-eight-it-was-clear-i-was-a-very-good-singer/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [When I gave birth to my son, something happened. It is a huge thing for a woman: a whole set of emotions you never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/when-i-gave-birth-to-my-son-something-happened-it-is-a-huge-thing-for/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [I've reached a point in England where you can't go much further; I would love to come to America and work with some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/i-ve-reached-a-point-in-england-where-you-can-t-go-much-further-i/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [I still sing, but completely for my own pleasure. I play a nightclub singer in 'Sparkle,' but I'd like to pursue it a bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/i-still-sing-but-completely-for-my-own-pleasure-i-play-a-nightclub/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [For me, the times in my life when I've been single have been more formative and crucial than I could have imagined. I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/for-me-the-times-in-my-life-when-i-ve-been-single-have-been-more/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [I got invited to what's called the Gifting Suite in Toronto. I had the day off, so I thought I'd go and see what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/i-got-invited-to-what-s-called-the-gifting-suite-in-toronto-i-had-the/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [Hollywood... that's not going to be my niche at all. If anyone is going wants to work with me, I would think it's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/hollywood-that-s-not-going-to-be-my-niche-at-all-if-anyone-is-going/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [In 1990, I was in 'The Three Sisters' at the Royal Court and won the Clarence Derwent award for my supporting role as Natasha…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/in-1990-i-was-in-the-three-sisters-at-the-royal-court-and-won-the/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [It's not just about young people - there are films being made that deal with women getting older. That's a huge bonus, and here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/it-s-not-just-about-young-people-there-are-films-being-made-that-deal/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) > [I have been devoted to my son, and there have been lots of jobs in the past that I haven't done because I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/i-have-been-devoted-to-my-son-and-there-have-been-lots-of-jobs-in-the/) [Lesley Manville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-manville/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/me/lesley-manville/#itemlist", "name": "13 Me Quotes By Lesley Manville", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd love it if doors open for me in America. There are directors I'd love to work with there. 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I'm not 22!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lesley Manville" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-manville/hollywood-that-s-not-going-to-be-my-niche-at-all-if-anyone-is-going/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cde/lesley-manville-12819_anyone_hollywood-that-s-not-going-to-be-my-nich_749723.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cde/lesley-manville-12819_anyone_hollywood-that-s-not-going-to-be-my-nich_749723.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cde/lesley-manville-12819_anyone_hollywood-that-s-not-going-to-be-my-nich_749723.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hollywood... that's not going to be my niche at all. 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