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title: "1 Roles People Quotes By Sarah Lancashire"
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> [The roles do get fewer as you get older. That's the same for all professions, there's fewer roles for people later in life. I don't think it should be like that because as long as you are able to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/the-roles-do-get-fewer-as-you-get-older-that-s-the-same-for-all/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

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## More by Sarah Lancashire

> [Now that I'm in my late 40s, I'm trying to make up for a little bit of lost musicals time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/now-that-i-m-in-my-late-40s-i-m-trying-to-make-up-for-a-little-bit-of/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [It started at 49 with 'Tango in Halifax' and then 'Happy Valley.' I can't complain at a time when most actors are disappearing. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/it-started-at-49-with-tango-in-halifax-and-then-happy-valley-i-can-t/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [It's a joy doing 'Tango.' I'd do it till the day I die, frankly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/it-s-a-joy-doing-tango-i-d-do-it-till-the-day-i-die-frankly/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [Sometimes it's necessary for soaps to hang on to an audience by sensationalizing, but it's a beast I don't understand any more, an art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/sometimes-it-s-necessary-for-soaps-to-hang-on-to-an-audience-by/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [Watching your own work doesn't get any easier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/watching-your-own-work-doesn-t-get-any-easier/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [Acting is a subtle combination of hiding and revealing yourself, and as I'm not an extrovert, this is painful for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/acting-is-a-subtle-combination-of-hiding-and-revealing-yourself-and/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [If someone was walking round in a T-shirt with Sarah Lancashire on it, I'd find that very disturbing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/if-someone-was-walking-round-in-a-t-shirt-with-sarah-lancashire-on-it/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> ['Tango' is very much an ensemble piece and I was devastated when I read the script.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/tango-is-very-much-an-ensemble-piece-and-i-was-devastated-when-i-read/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [I come from a line of women who can bake, so I think I've inherited a bit of family knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/i-come-from-a-line-of-women-who-can-bake-so-i-think-i-ve-inherited-a/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [I own a copy of the original 'Talking Heads' by Alan Bennett, which I purchased many years ago shortly after they were first broadcast.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/i-own-a-copy-of-the-original-talking-heads-by-alan-bennett-which-i/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [The writing is only ever the attractive thing about a part. And also if all the elements within the writing come together - the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/the-writing-is-only-ever-the-attractive-thing-about-a-part-and-also/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [Age affects us all in the workplace. We all get a little less appealing as we get older, unfortunately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/age-affects-us-all-in-the-workplace-we-all-get-a-little-less/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [I just hold out for pieces where I immediately feel an emotional connection with a part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/i-just-hold-out-for-pieces-where-i-immediately-feel-an-emotional/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [You have to have brilliant people to work opposite, and then it does become like a real tennis match and this is our sport.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/you-have-to-have-brilliant-people-to-work-opposite-and-then-it-does/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

> [I do have a slightly rebellious streak in me, I'm afraid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/i-do-have-a-slightly-rebellious-streak-in-me-i-m-afraid/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

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