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People are not considerate of ...

People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

So often when you meet child a...

So often when you meet child actors, they're weird - they're freaks. No, I mean it, they're really odd people.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

Theatre is liberating because ...

Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful - that's what it requires. That's not true of film: the camera does lie.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

Music really influenced me whe...

Music really influenced me when I was growing up. I did go through a Jimi Hendrix phase. My hair was naturally quite afro, and I wore low-slung jeans with very high heels. Siouxsie and the Banshees had a lot to answer for. I was in a top hat with peacock feathers and thigh-high black boots. I was 17 -- old enough to know better.

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When I was 14 I told my mother...

When I was 14 I told my mother I intended to be in the House of Commons in the morning, in court in the afternoon and on stage in the evening. She realised then a fantasist had been born.

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I use my awards as doorsteps. ...

I use my awards as doorsteps. Others are in the office or in little cubbyholes in our library Ђ' they go between the books, because they actually look like arty pieces

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What really matters to me is w...

What really matters to me is what my peers think.

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To be honest, my husband and m...

To be honest, my husband and my children are my best friends.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

I had a great start in televis...

I had a great start in television; the first thing I did was an episode of Performance called The Entertainer with Michael Gambon playing Archie Rice.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

Working in films, there are hu...

Working in films, there are hundreds of odd moments.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

I'm half Scottish, half Welsh ...

I'm half Scottish, half Welsh and I regard red hair as perfectly ordinary. And to set the record straight, contrary to reports, he has never referred to himself as the 'Ginger Ninja'.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

My parents were always very en...

My parents were always very encouraging. I never felt unloved. They gave me great stability. I think that is why I am so relaxed as a parent myself; they gave me a great blueprint. Besides, parenthood is only a seven-day-a-week job and apparently in 18 years you can stop worrying so much. I'll have a nice nap and a shandy then.

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Being married to someone who i...

Being married to someone who is also an actor gives you a shorthand about your job -- makes it easier to relate. Also, you know the realities. Some people think acting is all about laughing as you sip champagne from a slipper at a premiere. But actually most of it is unglamorous.

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Actors and actresses have sens...

Actors and actresses have sensitivity bludgeoned out of them at birth. We are that rare combination of vanity and self-obsession. Actually, I don't know about Damian, but I do get nervous, especially when speaking in public without a script. I had to present the prizes for an under-12s poetry-reading once. I was performing in three plays at the Olivier Theatre, back to back, 17 hours with no nerves whatsoever, but I stood up to say a few words and my voice wavered and I became self-conscious. ... My trouble is I make no connection between myself and what I do on stage or in front of a camera, so when I am being myself I get very, very nervous and take tranquillisers.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

I did have a honeymoon. It las...

I did have a honeymoon. It lasted an evening. It was very short, but very lovely. We got married in the Kensington and Chelsea registry office, then walked down the King's Road and had lunch in a nice restaurant around the corner with 11 people. A very romantic day.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

Some women seem to spend their...

Some women seem to spend their childhoods dreaming about their perfect wedding day. I've got no fantasies to fall back on. My daydreams were always about winning the 800 metres to wild cheers, not about completing myself with another person.

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I'm half Scottish, half Welsh ...

I'm half Scottish, half Welsh and I regard red hair as perfectly ordinary. And to set the record straight, contrary to reports, (Damian) has never referred to himself as the 'Ginger Ninja'.

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I learnt that in England, as s...

I learnt that in England, as soon as you open your mouth you are judged. In Italy it's all largely about your shoes, and in France it's what school you went to. From an early age I learnt to adapt and to live in the moment because you can't hanker after your past.

Helen McCrory 71 quotes

One morning I'll be tripping d...

One morning I'll be tripping down the road in kitten heels and a Chanel coat, the next I'll be in something floaty. In a broader sense too, I thrive on constant change, and it doesn't worry me, I don't feel threatened by it.

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I was at a dinner party recent...

I was at a dinner party recently where people were discussing The Queen and most of them had no idea I was in it. I didn't tell them. I thought that finding out what they felt about the film was far more interesting than the fact I was in it.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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