For me, personality acting is not that interesting. I don't want to just be myself. — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
I have been devoted to my son, and there have been lots of jobs in the past that I haven't done because… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
A lot of the actors I knew threw in the towel when they became mothers. I couldn't do that financially, and I… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
I do absolutely want to be around as long as possible. I tell my son: 'You do realise, I am going to… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
In my work, I want to convince people that I'm that character. If they know everything about Lesley Manville - private life,… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
I think that distributors and marketing companies realise that there are a huge number of women over 40 who want to go… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
Oh, there's so much ego with men; in their head, they can't possibly think about Tesco's when they are doing Othello. Er,… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
The more you've lived, the more you've experienced, you emotionally know a lot more, especially if you haven't had a regular, straightforward kind of… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
Corinne Bailey Rae I listen to a lot, and I'll hear Desert Island Discs and quickly write down the name of a song, and… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
I've got two older sisters who I'm very close to. And my son's grown up with a big sense of family around him. — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
For me, personality acting is not that interesting. I don't want to just be myself. — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
If I go away, I take a little picture of my son. It's in a frame with a speaker, and he recorded a birthday… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
When I gave birth to my son, something happened. It is a huge thing for a woman: a whole set of emotions you never… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
I've reached a point in England where you can't go much further; I would love to come to America and work with some of… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
I still sing, but completely for my own pleasure. I play a nightclub singer in 'Sparkle,' but I'd like to pursue it a bit… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
For me, the times in my life when I've been single have been more formative and crucial than I could have imagined. I can… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
I got invited to what's called the Gifting Suite in Toronto. I had the day off, so I thought I'd go and see what's… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
Hollywood... that's not going to be my niche at all. If anyone is going wants to work with me, I would think it's going… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
