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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Fortunately my career has never been about how I look, it's about how I can be.

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You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense?

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Children should always be brave and do something about bullying. It's not okay to stand by and let it happen. Bullies thrive off secrecy. Children should tell someone if they see someone being bullied.

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We all must support the arts, as it is our culture. It makes us better people. It makes us happy; it gives us empathy and shows us how to live. It is so important.

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You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.

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Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.

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A lot of film stars are just playing themselves in different frocks.

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Both my parents had heart problems: my mother had type 2 diabetes, and my father had a stroke.

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I start the day with either Radio 3 or Radio 4. I don't watch any daytime television at all.

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We're all unique as actors. To yourself, you are unique. You have to think, 'I'm me. I'm not going to bunch myself with other people.' Agents and producers have to get you into a box to accommodate their limited imaginations.

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I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.

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I was brought up a Catholic, so I take no pleasure in guilt.

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I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don't know how to describe it. Doing it is the most extraordinary thing. Because it's like Shakespeare times 100 with singing. It's that satisfying - and that demanding.

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I've fallen over on stage a couple of times, but I've only ever bruised my ego.

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There are lots of wonderful actors doing animated films these days, but I prefer it when you can't recognise them - it means they've really become the character.

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At the time of Woodstock, I was just 13, but I used to see these exotic hippy creatures and I did look on with envy. How could you not? In an ideal world, I would have loved to have been a hippy - but I might have been a bit strait-laced. It was my f...

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You read about poor people having Botox go wrong and you think: 'Well, what the bloody hell were you doing?' Why would you inject yourself with poison? And why are we spending so much time looking at ourselves? I just don't get it.

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A lot of me is very up, and you have to have light and shade. They are both important and you have to be able to balance them. You have to admit that sadness is part of you and that it enriches you. I use it in my work.

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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