On the street where I lived, they almost didn't know the word 'university,' and my mother was simply appalled when it was suggested to her that I was to go to a drama college. — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
My grammar school caught on to the fact that the reason I was falling asleep in class was that I was doing working men's clubs till 10 or 11 at nights. My mother was told I shouldn't do it anymore.… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
My looks were good enough for what I needed in every possible way but not so much to be a burden. — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
I think most British people who say they can do an American accent are so bad at it. I find it excruciating. I find… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
One of the things I love about Helena Bonham Carter is that she is ravishing, but she does as much as she can to… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
I hate tight, tight stuff showing every line. I want to be sick when people are in Lycra. — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
My parents felt so uncomfortable coming to the kind of theater I was in; they had nothing to say about it. — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
I believe I was put on this planet to act, and it's given me huge fulfilment. I feel I've realised my destiny, and I've… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
I don't believe in remaking television series. I should never have agreed to reviving 'Upstairs Downstairs' because my heart wasn't in it, but part… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
Film was something I didn't really think about when I was young, because if you looked like me, you weren't a film star. — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
I imagine I'll retire mid-performance. I'll say, 'Sorry, everyone, I can't do this anymore. I must have suddenly aged.' Then I'll walk off. Yes,… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
I'm told I am over-choosy, and I shocked everybody by doing Jeffrey Archer. I did that to annoy everybody; sometimes, between Medea and Virginia… — Eileen Atkins Copy Share Image
