"I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but……" — Imelda Staunton
"I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols, they were just doing their jobs."
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25 Quotes by Imelda Staunton
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Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we…
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You can only do your best. That's all you can do. And if it isn't good enough, it isn't good…
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I don't feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe…
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At the time of Woodstock, I was just 13, but I used to see these exotic hippy creatures and I…
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I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than…
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Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does.
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I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don't know how to…
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Agents and producers have to get you into a box to accommodate their limited imaginations.
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Fortunately my career has never been about how I look, it's about how I can be.
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I've always liked new writing.
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If you're at an award ceremony, you're against your mates.
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You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that…
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Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica…
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If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.
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As an actress people always tease me like: if there's anything you can do to make yourself unattractive you will…
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Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.
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Some of these actresses or public personas who are very public about their disciplined diets, more power to them. I…
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I am not an actress. I can only play me - on and off the screen.
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I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one.
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I am an actress, I earn money, I am well-known. I don't think it is altruism to become engaged in…
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I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be…
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As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress.
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Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to…
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