I'd been gearing up to working in theatre since coming out of drama school, but it was an exciting time for TV drama - it was the birth of Channel 4, and Brookside was very cutting-edge at the time. — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
I could suddenly see the pressures all around; these endless magazines and cheap reality TV programmes poking at women, humiliating us for every flaw. It makes me so angry. I really wonder what it is we are doing to ourselves,… — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
I think you know what you're up against when you take on a piece that you know is going to involve dragging up a… — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child. — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
But I didn't really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don't enjoy sitting at a… — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
I have been acting for 32 years now and I feel so lucky to be able to have done exactly what I wanted to do. — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
I always start from scratch with a character - they're never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people look like, and… — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
It would show hugely if I didn't want to be somewhere. Doing what you want to do can only generate good energy. — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
If I want to run around a field when I'm 70, I would like to have that option. — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
I have nothing against people having work done, it is when I hear tale of girls of 16 queuing up to get bigger breasts,… — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
