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Imelda Staunton Quotes

English - Actress | January 9, 1956 -

I think the first 10 years of my daughter's life were my mother's happiest, because she could finally have carefree time with a kid.

Imelda Staunton

Life Mother Daughter Time Think She

I never wanted for anything. We went to Ireland for holidays every year. I was 14 when we first went to Italy. My mum was determined I was going to go to a good school. My mum was an absolute grafter. A real grafter. I got my work ethic from her.

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Work Good School Holidays Year Go

I've always tried to fight against, 'Oh, who's that small funny actress? Let's get her.'

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Funny Fight Small Always Against Oh

Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.

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School Me World Drama Up Idea

We're in a world that celebrates things: success, beauty, money. And I reckon that's really about 4 per cent of the world. The rest of us are just getting on with it.

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Success Beauty Money World Rest Us

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 describe it. Doing it is the most extraordinary thing. Because it's like Shakespeare times 100 with singing. It's that satisfying - and that demanding.

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Singing Think Doing Find Know Like

For everyday clothes, I love North Face and Rohan, and for smarter options, I like Whistles and Agnes b on Marylebone High Street.

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Love Face Clothes Street Everyday

Both my parents had heart problems: my mother had type 2 diabetes, and my father had a stroke.

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Father Mother Heart Parents Problems

I've fallen over on stage a couple of times, but I've only ever bruised my ego.

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Ego Over Stage Only Ever Fallen

I start the day with either Radio 3 or Radio 4. I don't watch any daytime television at all.

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Day Start Television Radio Watch

There are lots of wonderful actors doing animated films these days, but I prefer it when you can't recognise them - it means they've really become the character.

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Character Doing You Become Days

We're all unique as actors. To yourself, you are unique. You have to think, 'I'm me. I'm not going to bunch myself with other people.' Agents and producers have to get you into a box to accommodate their limited imaginations.

Imelda Staunton

Myself Yourself People Me Think You

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