“That's the thing - you do a job like 'Shameless,' and suddenly that's why you can get a job like 'The Virgin Queen', not because of all the classical theatre you've done. But we can be very snippy about television. It's absolutely the most potent and powerful form of storytelling we have.” DoneJobsFormPowerfulTelevisionTheatreStorytellingQueensVirginsShameless 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
“In theatre, there's the director, the writer, and below them the actor. In film, it's the actors who are most important. That goes against the grain for me.” ImportantFilmActorsDirectorsTheatreGrain 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
