That's the thing - you do a job like 'Shameless,' and suddenly that's why you can get a job like 'The Virgin Queen', not because of all the classical theatre you've done. But we can be very snippy about television.… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
Healthy love, I always think, is... wanting the person you love to be more of themselves. And I think for a parent that's a… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
I've been shocked by film actors - 25 and under - having such confidence and cockiness to rewrite a scene. My background is more… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
I think age is sometimes just a number. But it's a real joy. Young actors don't come with any of the baggage that we load ourselves up with. They're not worried about their profile, they're not worried about how good they look, or all the nonsense. They just tell the story and ask: "What happens in this scene?" Well, I'll… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share
I didn't really inhabit myself until I was in my 30s. And motherhood is an epic event. You can't help but be altered by… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
I'm always dancing in my kitchen. And I love to sing. I've always sung. My father was a lovely singer. Always sang Jim Reeves… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
The first thing that attracts me to any script is the writing. If I find myself becoming lost in a good yarn, then I… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
I only went along to youth theatre with a friend when I was young to try to make myself a bit more sociable. But the whole thing was quite sore; it really hurt me trying to get into drama school. It was a world I knew nothing about - it was very middle class; all that usual stuff. But I… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share
I am very lucky. I have known wonderful romantic love in my life but to actually see this little creature and find him to… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
You want to have enough of a profile to be able to do all the work you can, but at the same time you want to have your own space. But there are a lot of actors who achieve it, a lot of movie stars even, people like Emily Watson and Cate Blanchett. They seem to be able to carry… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share
I didn't really know anything about Margot Fonteyn. I'd never really been a ballet child, so I had no idea what an incredibly huge… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
