Brenda Blethyn Quotes
"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
(Related: Love, Lies, London, Secrets, Theater)
"I've never done a big studio film, I've only ever done little ones."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Film)
"In fact at home I sometimes like to be quiet and hear the sounds of the world outside."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Home, Fact, Quiet, World)
"It's a real leveller, you know, to do theatre at least once every two years."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Theatre, Years)
"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
(Related: Life, Being)
"Maybe wanting to retire is my ambition."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Ambition)
"The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Awards, England)
"When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Drama, School, Training)
"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
(Related: Work, Drama, Fact, Theatre)
"Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Being, Job)
"People say to me that I can't be nervous because I've had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Experience, People, Wealth)
"Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic."
- Brenda Blethyn
"Anything where people have to work together makes me cry."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Work, People)
"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
(Related: Talent, Actors, Now, Theatre, World)
"Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Performance)
"I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Success, People, Fame)
"I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Success, Successful, Lies, Secrets)
"I always think 12 times before saying anything."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Saying)
"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
(Related: People, Cinema, Hate, Theatre)
"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
(Related: Thought, Attention, Film, Lies, Secrets)
"I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Enthusiasm, Insincerity)
"I love silence."
- Brenda Blethyn
(Related: Love, Silence)
"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
(Related: People, Public)