Anything where people have to work together makes me cry.
Brenda Blethyn
Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.
Brenda Blethyn
Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days.
Brenda Blethyn
Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.
Brenda Blethyn
Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in theatre.
Brenda Blethyn
I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies.
Brenda Blethyn
I always think 12 times before saying anything.
Brenda Blethyn
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 Blethyn
I knew Secrets and Lies was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good.
Brenda Blethyn
I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles.
Brenda Blethyn
I love silence.
Brenda Blethyn
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?
Brenda Blethyn
I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.
Brenda Blethyn
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.
Brenda Blethyn
I've made six films since I made Secrets and Lies but I still live in London and I'd love to do theater.
Brenda Blethyn
I've never done a big studio film, I've only ever done little ones.
Brenda Blethyn
In fact at home I sometimes like to be quiet and hear the sounds of the world outside.
Brenda Blethyn
It's a real leveller, you know, to do theatre at least once every two years.
Brenda Blethyn
It's the same as any role and I find that you can't lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences, different reasons for being the way they are.
Brenda Blethyn
Maybe wanting to retire is my ambition.
Brenda Blethyn
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