Where does an actress go after playing Cleopatra's magnificent death? Why didn't Shakespeare write more - and more powerful - roles for mature women? — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
Male playwrights, on the whole, are probably more interested in male characters. They need women characters to be the women in their lives or to be the domestic difficulty. — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
My strangest experience was my six words in 'Star Wars.' I've had more fanmail from that than anything I've ever done. — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I'm childish and silly. Most people tease me because I'm a bit daft. — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
My centre of who I thought I was was never very consciously about being beautiful or attractive - I think I'm one of those people who's actually grown into their looks. — Harriet Walter Copy Share
I'm not very good at going to sleep, and that's probably my worst problem. I don't need much more than seven and a half… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I just like watching people who really are not self-conscious, who aren't aware, because I fear that one could become too self-conscious, too artful,… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
I do think that there are certain parts, if you are lucky enough to play them, that are bigger than you, and they stretch… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
Where does an actress go after playing Cleopatra's magnificent death? Why didn't Shakespeare write more - and more powerful - roles for mature women? — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
The language is always powerful in Shakespeare, but with 'Antony and Cleopatra,' the speeches are so big and muscular and rich - exhausting to… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
Cleopatra was exhausting to play, but also completely exhilarating. She creates her own energy. — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
