Quotes by Imelda Staunton

About Imelda Staunton:

Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton is an English actress of stage and screen. Staunton trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and began her career in repertory theatre.
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Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.

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Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted, which I think is very helpful, because even if you're not a very indulgent actor you spend a lot of time thinking about yourself. I...

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You can only do your best. That's all you can do. And if it isn't good enough, it isn't good enough.

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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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Her death has had a huge effect on me. It felt like a big hole appeared on my left side - apparently your left side is your mother - which I thought could never be filled. Now I think what you have to do is fill it with yourself because your mother i...

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Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike - whi...

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I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs.

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I don't feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe slightly in the karma thing and just being good and true unto yourself. And I slightly believe that you can attract good and bad to you.

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The one good thing is that I get a lot more good scripts coming through my letterbox. 'Vera Drake' raised my profile in one way, and then 'Harry Potter' in another.

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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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You can be very famous without being a great actress, and that's not good for me.

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

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To me, it's really not about how I look - it's about who I can be. It is my job to bring the character to life and my duty to fit into the jigsaw in that story.

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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.

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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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I've always liked new writing.

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I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that?

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If you're at an award ceremony, you're against your mates.

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Agents and producers have to get you into a box to accommodate their limited imaginations.

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Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does.

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Author Bio

  • NameImelda Staunton
  • DescriptionEnglish actress
  • BornJanuary 9, 1956
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor
  • AwardsLaurence Olivier Award; Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire