What was fantastic about 'Scott and Bailey' was the opportunity to engage with female characters that were absolutely committed to their working life but also had to cope with all of the outside stress and pressure of their real lives. — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
'Scott and Bailey' was very much forensically interested in the ins and outs of the way they went about cracking a case from the point of something happening to how they managed to arrest someone. — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
I don't think I've ever gone home and not been able to shake it off. I like having my own life too much! — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
What actors are involved in is a similar sort of psychological forensic examination of the characters they're playing. You try to have an idea… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
I've been so grateful for writing, and writers and, actually I would say that that is the cornerstone of my career, the writing. That's… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
That's the thing about 'Three Girls' I found most upsetting. Young women feel their only options are to hook up with guys who've got… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
You get the best stuff when people are writing what they're really passionate about. — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
Everyone has a certain hand dealt to them and you just have to work out whether you can keep going. The thing is, I… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
When I was in Stephen Poliakoff's 'Playing With Trains,' someone wrote that I was 'moon-faced'. That taught me not to read my reviews. — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
The thing that gives me most pleasure is when I feel I've really engaged with my colleagues, other like-minded individuals, in getting something to… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
My best feature is the color of my eyes, but I don't know where that comes from. — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
I had a fantastic father, Jack Sharp, and I will always carry him in my heart as my father. — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
