All Amanda Burton Quotes
- I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in. Fascinated
- Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child. Actor
- I couldn't imagine a home without animals. Animal
- 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… All
- I always start from scratch with a character - they're never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people look like, and I'm… Always Start
- 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. Able
- I have sleepless nights before press days. Days
- I have nothing against people having work done, it is when I hear tale of girls of 16 queuing up to get bigger breasts, that… Bigger
- I think some people think that being on television makes you a sitting duck, but you have the right to remain private. Duck
- I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing,… Beach
- 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… Been
- I'm becoming more squeamish. I didn't use to be - nine years of 'Silent Witness' prepared me for most things one will have the misfortune… Becoming
- If I want to run around a field when I'm 70, I would like to have that option. Field
- It always interests me how obsessed people are about age. Age
- No, I always wanted to be an actress. Actress
- Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength. Building
- Whatever I'm doing, I try to give it everything. Give
- I was on holiday recently and I came home to find that one of the papers here had 'bikini'd' me on the beach. I was… Beach
- 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 desk… Active
- I still love coming into work everyday after so many years working as an actress. I've been working more or less continuously and I find… Actress
- 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 lot… Deeply
- It would show hugely if I didn't want to be somewhere. Doing what you want to do can only generate good energy. Energy
- Forgotten was presented to me by the drama department at LWT as a concept and I found it immediately intriguing and very powerful. I was… Completely
- I would never have changed anything in the past. I have been acting for 32 years now and I feel so lucky to be able… Able
- What a stupid attitude we have in this country to personal stories. Attitude