Brenda Blethyn Quotes

• I think behind closed doors people behave differently no matter what period we're looking at, because people have to stand up straight in public but can slouch behind closed doors - can you imagine wearing those corsets?

  Brenda Blethyn

  Thinking, Doors, People

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• I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Thinking, People, Fame

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• My dad gave me threepence to pay the fine but I spent it on a Wagon Wheel

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  Dad, Wagon Wheels, Pay

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• I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles.

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  Enthusiasm, Los Angeles, Insincerity

  "'I think I'm quite good at my job'". Interview with Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.

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• Maybe wanting to retire is my ambition.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Ambition, Retiring, My Ambition

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• Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Gloves, Oscars, Golden

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• I've never done a big studio film, I've only ever done little ones.

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  Done, Littles, Film

  "'I think I'm quite good at my job'". Interview with Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.

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• In fact at home I sometimes like to be quiet and hear the sounds of the world outside.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Home, Sound, World

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• When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training.

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  Drama, School, Training

  "'I think I'm quite good at my job'". Interview with Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.

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• I've made six films since I made Secrets and Lies but I still live in London and I'd love to do theater.

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  Lying, Secret, London

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• I've done a lot of costume drama and theatre - the National Theatre and In fact, most of my work at the theatre, at the National Theatre anyway, was period.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Drama, Theatre, Done

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• Anything where people have to work together makes me cry.

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  People, Working Together, Together

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• I always think 12 times before saying anything.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Thinking

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• I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.

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  Hate, Thinking, People

  "'I think I'm quite good at my job'". Interview with Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.

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• Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

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  Thinking, Keel, Performances

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• At the risk of sounding naff, it is having hope fulfilled.

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  Risk, Having Hope, Fulfilled

  "Q&A Brenda Blethyn". Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 2006.

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• Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in theatre.

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  Thinking, Theatre, Actors

  "I think I'm quite good at my job' by Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.

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• People say to me that I cant be nervous because Ive had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before.

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  People, Done, Wealth

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• I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Success, Lying, Congratulations

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• The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Awards, England, Affair

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