I had two starts, really. The first was going to the Italia Conti stage school, aged 15. I'd gone to sing, but one day I found myself doing an improvisation and thought, 'Oh God, I quite like this acting thing.'… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
Anyone who has to write an obituary for me one day will probably say, 'She did absolute depths of agony really well.' I'm not, however, an unhappy person. — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
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… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
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… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
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. — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
For me, personality acting is not that interesting. I don't want to just be myself. — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
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… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
When I gave birth to my son, something happened. It is a huge thing for a woman: a whole set of emotions you never… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
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… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
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… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
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… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
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… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
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… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
