“I think American drama is at its best when it takes the domestic and makes it epic, like a Greek tragedy in the front room.” ThinkingRoomsFrontsDramaTragedyGreekEpicGreek Tragedy Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I'm a right pain in the hole for my agent. I won't take certain parts if I think they're offensive or banal. For instance, I won't do a film if I think it's full of violence for violence's sake, or a television drama if I don't think it's intelligent writing.” IfsThinkingWritingPainFilmCertainViolenceTelevisionDramaIntelligentSakeHolesInstanceAgentsOffensiveTelevision Drama Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I only went along to youth theatre with a friend when I was young to try to make myself a bit more sociable. But the whole thing was quite sore; it really hurt me trying to get into drama school. It was a world I knew nothing about - it was very middle class; all that usual stuff. But I was young, determined, and I just went for it.” WorldTryingWholeSchoolYoungStuffBitsHurtClassMiddleYouthDramaDeterminedTheatreMiddle ClassUsualHurt MeSociableIt Really HurtsYouth Theatre Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“When I started drama school, theatre was the main draw. I never had any movie star notions. Not that there were family ties to the theatre, either.” SchoolStarsDramaDrawsNotionTheatreTiesMovie StarFamily Ties Author:Anne-Marie Duff
