Shirley Henderson

I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see…

— Shirley Henderson

It's such a stress always trying to get bigger houses and larger cars and better schools. Of course, parents want to give…

— Shirley Henderson

I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because…

— Shirley Henderson

I don't have children, but we all want to protect whatever we love in life.

— Shirley Henderson

I don't know what I'd do if I had to look pretty all the time.

— Shirley Henderson

I wasn't frightened of people, but I didn't have a clue about the adult world.

— Shirley Henderson

Filming is long - you get very tired, and your skin breaks out and you get lumps and bumps. It's easier if…

— Shirley Henderson

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a…

— Shirley Henderson

I spend plenty of time in London and it doesn't scare me, but it's a lonely place, even if you've got friends…

— Shirley Henderson

Choosing a film to work on can be for different reasons, e.g. when I work with Michael Winterbottom, often there is no…

— Shirley Henderson

When I'm doing theatre, I feel like my life's on hold. Even though you might go out for a coffee, or go…

— Shirley Henderson

Youth makes you brave, I suppose. When you're young, you make a fool of yourself all the time. Because of all the…

— Shirley Henderson

There are always scenes cut out of films that you are attached to but you cant worry about it as its the…

— Shirley Henderson

I usually try to switch off when finished filming by reading a good crime book or having a bath or going for…

— Shirley Henderson

There is such pressure on kids these days to be the best at everything.

— Shirley Henderson

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality.

— Shirley Henderson

It's odd, because I used to see pictures, on telly or wherever, of what I now know to be Shaftesbury Avenue and…

— Shirley Henderson

You suddenly find yourself somewhere and you wonder, how did I get in this room? That happens to me all the time,…

— Shirley Henderson

American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that.

— Shirley Henderson

Children don't just play any more - they're far too busy learning to fence and taking extra French classes. In the end,…

— Shirley Henderson

I'm not going to get an Oscar at 30 - that's done. So I'll think of something else.

— Shirley Henderson

It's such a stress always trying to get bigger houses and larger cars and better schools. Of course, parents want to give…

— Shirley Henderson