Sophie Thompson quotes
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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!”
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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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“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.”
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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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“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.”
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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.”
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“People say there's a book in everyone but I'm not sure there is. There might be a pamphlet in me.”
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“Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.”
-- Sophie ThompsonSource : "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.”
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“I like to sing along to Annie Lennox and pretend to be as sassy as her.”
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“I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits.”
-- Sophie ThompsonSource : "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.”
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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.”
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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
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