Brenda Blethyn quotes
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“I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.”
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“Anything where people have to work together makes me cry.”
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“Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.”
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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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“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?”
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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.”
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“I've never done a big studio film, I've only ever done little ones.”
-- Brenda BlethynSource : "'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.”
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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.”
-- Brenda BlethynSource : "'I think I'm quite good at my job'". Interview with Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.
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“I always think 12 times before saying anything.”
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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.”
-- Brenda BlethynSource : "'I think I'm quite good at my job'". Interview with Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.
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“I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies.”
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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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“Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in theatre.”
-- Brenda BlethynSource : "I think I'm quite good at my job' by Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.
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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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“At the risk of sounding naff, it is having hope fulfilled”
-- Brenda BlethynSource : "Q&A Brenda Blethyn". Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 2006.
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“Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.”
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“I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles.”
-- Brenda BlethynSource : "'I think I'm quite good at my job'". Interview with Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.
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“The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well.”
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