“I think creative people need to do a bit of, you know, tuning into every radio station - you just do, otherwise you don't know much about other people. You kind of have to learn a bit about yourself so you can work out how we all behave and why we do the things we do.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsKindBitsCreativeRadioWork OutBehaveStationsAbout YourselfCreative PeopleTuningRadio Stations Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I was quite shy. I used to write stories all the time, and I think that was a worry for my parents.” ThinkingWritingStoriesUsedParentWorryShy Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“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 sometimes think it's like a weird elastic band. The more tragic your work is, the quicker you snap back. There's a catharsis in telling a miserable old tale; you get rid of demons.” ThinkingSometimesBandTalesMiserableDemonTragicSnapsCatharsis Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I think it helps to have a good old-fashioned trajectory, plodding along. Obviously one has an ego and it's really easy to have that ego tickled, but what helps me get through the night is if I concentrate on just quality of work so that I don't panic about my profile.” IfsThinkingHelpingNightEasyQualityEgoHelp MePanicOld FashionedProfileTrajectoryQuality Work Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I don't look like Catherine Zeta-Jones, so I don't think Hollywood would be that interested in me, to be honest. I just want nice work.” ThinkingWantLooksWould BeNiceHonestHollywoodBeing HonestZetaNice Work Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“You just grow up and learn to think instead of just feel.” ThinkingFeelsGrowsGrowing Up Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I think age is sometimes just a number. But it's a real joy. Young actors don't come with any of the baggage that we load ourselves up with. They're not worried about their profile, they're not worried about how good they look, or all the nonsense. They just tell the story and ask: "What happens in this scene?" Well, I'll do that then. And professionally it's good for you because it means that you're forced to do the same thing, and that's always a good thing.” ThinkingMeanRealSometimesAgeJoySceneGood ThingsWorriedNonsenseProfile Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“Healthy love, I always think, is... wanting the person you love to be more of themselves. And I think for a parent that's a challenge, because you have to let a baby spread its wings.” ThinkingPersonsParentChallengesBabyHealthyWingsSpreadHealthy Love Author:Anne-Marie Duff
