My sister is older than me and would often go off, so I grew up alone in a sense. I had to amuse myself and developed a wonderful fantasy world and quite happily lived in it. I think, in adulthood,… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
Women's lives get more interesting the older they get. For some reason, when you hit 35, it turns into a grey area filmically. There's not much more until you start playing grannies. I'm not ready for that. I'm just naffed… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
What I do for a living is re-create human emotion, and that's a pretty weird thing to do from nine till five. — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
At 50 you're more confident, more comfortable in your skin and you don't put up with nonsense, especially from men. — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
I have no regrets about not having children. I still wait for the pang of guilt, but I have none. I tune into the… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
I don't like posh hotels. I like small, eclectic hotels, and luxury for me would mean really good company with good food in a… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
The worst hotels are any with a bad bed. I stayed in a hotel where they left cards telling me my enjoyment was of… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
I've always loved my red wine, and when I'm not working I can open a bottle too many. I love to cook, so it's… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
If you build a career on being a beautiful young woman, that's going to be a short career. I have to establish I can… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
It's either feast or famine, and that's the way it's been for as long as I can remember. I've spent my whole career thinking… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
I watch an awful lot of old Hollywood movies - I'll devour anything with Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. My absolute favourite is 'Sunset… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
My preferred environment is by the sea or somewhere rural. I don't want to be in a city, I don't want to visit New… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
I have always been a huge fan of reggae music. I remember going to see Bob Marley And The Wailers at the Hammersmith Odeon… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
Soaps are one of the few areas on TV that really embrace older women. In drama, there's this ridiculous invisibility for women between the… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
