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> [There are lots of wonderful actors doing animated films these days, but I prefer it when you can't recognise them - it means they've really become the character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/there-are-lots-of-wonderful-actors-doing-animated-films-these-days/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

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## More by Imelda Staunton

> [You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/you-could-say-i-m-a-character-actress-or-maybe-a-character-actress/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/chaotic-people-often-have-chaotic-lives-and-i-think-they-create-that/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/i-worked-in-rep-for-six-years-then-i-came-to-london-and-to-the/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don't know how to describe it. Doing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/i-don-t-think-it-s-that-i-don-t-like-sondheim-it-s-that-i-find-it/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [There are lots of wonderful actors doing animated films these days, but I prefer it when you can't recognise them - it means they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/there-are-lots-of-wonderful-actors-doing-animated-films-these-days/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/i-adore-bette-davis-and-vivien-leigh-but-more-because-they-were-good/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [A lot of film stars are just playing themselves in different frocks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/a-lot-of-film-stars-are-just-playing-themselves-in-different-frocks/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [I've always liked new writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/i-ve-always-liked-new-writing/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [Children should always be brave and do something about bullying. It's not okay to stand by and let it happen. Bullies thrive off secrecy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/children-should-always-be-brave-and-do-something-about-bullying-it-s/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [A lot of me is very up, and you have to have light and shade. They are both important and you have to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/a-lot-of-me-is-very-up-and-you-have-to-have-light-and-shade-they-are/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/you-could-say-i-m-a-character-actress-or-maybe-a-character-actress-2/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/drama-school-introduced-me-to-a-world-i-had-no-idea-about-i-wasn-t/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/look-at-judi-dench-who-s-brilliant-in-whatever-bloody-job-she-does/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [Fortunately my career has never been about how I look, it's about how I can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/fortunately-my-career-has-never-been-about-how-i-look-it-s-about-how/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

> [I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imelda-staunton/i-am-a-character-actress-well-let-s-say-i-am-a-leading-character/)

[Imelda Staunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imelda-staunton/)

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