Burton
Burton
concept department dramatic forgotten found intriguing led piece power presented
Forgotten was presented to me by the drama department at LWT as a concept and I found it immediately intriguing and very powerful. I was completely led by the power of the piece and its dramatic potential.
daughters desk education four head physical primary school secondary sitting taught until youngest
I was taught by my father. He was head of the primary school so I went to his school until I was 11 - I was the youngest of four daughters and we had all been taught by him. But I didn't really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don't enjoy sitting at a desk all day.
attitude country
What a stupid attitude we have in this country to personal stories.
generations want energy
It would show hugely if I didn't want to be somewhere. Doing what you want to do can only generate good energy.
beach taken holiday
I was on holiday recently and I came home to find that one of the papers here had 'bikini'd' me on the beach. I was wearing a grossly unflattering costume and they had published photographs of me taken from behind. I looked dreadful. I went into our local newsagent and bought up every copy.
thinking ducks people
I think some people think that being on television makes you a sitting duck, but you have the right to remain private.
girl people despair
I have nothing against people having work done, it is when I hear tale of girls of 16 queuing up to get bigger breasts, that is when I despair.
night sleepless-nights presses
I have sleepless nights before press days.
years acting done
I have been acting for 32 years now and I feel so lucky to be able to have done exactly what I wanted to do.
inspiration character ideas
I always start from scratch with a character - they're never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people look like, and I'm a great people watcher. You can draw inspiration from people.
reality thinking magazines
I could suddenly see the pressures all around; these endless magazines and cheap reality TV programmes poking at women, humiliating us for every flaw. It makes me so angry. I really wonder what it is we are doing to ourselves, because I do think women can be the worst ones for picking each other apart.
home animal imagine
I couldn't imagine a home without animals.
children stories actors
Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.
drama school goes-on
But I didn't really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don't enjoy sitting at a desk all day. I just dragged myself through GCSE and A Levels, so it suited me very much to go on to drama school, which was very active.