I'll tell you how it happened. The phone rang. Paul, my agent, goes, 'Would you like to play Meryl Streep's?' I said, 'Yeeees! I'll do it, whatever it is.' He said, 'It's Mamma Mia!.' I said, 'Oh no, which character?… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
I never wanted to become an actress because I'd read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what the people were really like, why they said all the strange things they did. — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
There were people asking 'Can women be funny?' People still ask that. It's like asking: 'Can women breathe in and out?' — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
Sixty felt like a big landmark. Not in a dreadful sense, but none of the other birthdays have bothered me. It's got labels on… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
I can understand why people get annoyed at being remembered for one thing, but a lot of actors aren't remembered for anything. I don't… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
I've never done so much bloody crying in my life. I was always moaning about how hard it was when we were shooting, how… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
Everyone comes up to me saying, 'Cooee, Julie! Hello!' as if I know them. Of course I don't bloody know them. Am I flummoxed… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
It's getting better but men still earn more and there are more jobs for them. Ageism is a big thing. Parts for women disappear… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
You can't help but feel a little bit like a mother to the younger cast members. — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
I'd love to be in another film, but they haven't asked me. I think it's a shame but the prospects of me doing another… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
There were all us baby boomers who had a grammar school education, started to learn, then went on the pill, the whole thing, and… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
Some people have a terrible stretch between family and work. It is a difficult thing to achieve. — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
