Sophie Thompson Quotes

• People say there's a book in everyone but I'm not sure there is. There might be a pamphlet in me.

  Sophie Thompson

  Book, People, Might

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• I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be a vet because one of the teachers asked me and saying you want to be an actor sounds a little bit silly. And I do still feel a bit silly saying it. You feel a bit fraudulent.

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  Teacher, Silly, Thinking

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• I must confess that I'm not a great reader. At the moment I'm reading my son's 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King and I've got a plant catalogue on the go.

  Sophie Thompson

  Kings, Reading, Son

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• I look back at that time fondly. It's something I never thought I'd get the chance to do, be in a soap. Working with Barbara Windsor and Steve McFadden - they're legends in their own lifetimes aren't they?

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  Looks, Legends, Soap

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• Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.

  Sophie Thompson

  Jobs, Awards, People

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• Wyndham's is a beautiful old theatre. The sensation on the stage isn't as different as you might think from the Royal Court.

  Sophie Thompson

  Beautiful, Thinking, Theatre

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• As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good writing you just have to play it true - if it's funny, it's funny. But obviously you don't want it to be amusing if you're playing Hedda Gabler!

  Sophie Thompson

  Writing, Play, People

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• Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.

  Sophie Thompson

  Actors, Brilliant, Pinup

  "Sophie Thompson: 'I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I'd find the funny bits'". Interview with Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy, www.theguardian.com. February 5, 2011.

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• I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.

  Sophie Thompson

  Book, Natural, Reader

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• I like to sing along to Annie Lennox and pretend to be as sassy as her.

  Sophie Thompson

  Sassy, Annie

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• I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits.

  Sophie Thompson

  Might, Havens, Bits

  "Sophie Thompson: 'I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I'd find the funny bits'". Interview with Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy, www.theguardian.com. February 5, 2011.

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• I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls.

  Sophie Thompson

  Guy, Musical, Dolls

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• I've just finished reading a book about the brilliant Margaret Rutherford. She wasn't a beauty, but inside she was absolutely blazing and passionate about her work. She's one of those life-affirming characters.

  Sophie Thompson

  Book, Reading, Character

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• I took my children to see 'Son of Rambow,' about two boys who make a home movie with a video camera. When you have children, culturally you become involved in their life.

  Sophie Thompson

  Children, Home, Son

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