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“There are some roles you just don't say 'no' to. Those compass points: you get them so rarely as an actress.”

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Anne-Marie Duff is a British actress born on October 8, 1970. She is renowned for her outstanding performances in theater, television, and film, particularly for her roles in BBC series 'State of Play' and 'The Hour'. more

“For actors, being successful is generally getting a job. If you can work a lot, you're really successful. If you work a lot on projects that are interesting and intelligent and great fun to be part of, then you're hugely successful. And I feel hugely successful. I can't believe that I get to be involved with the projects and the people I work with.”

People Ifs Feels Believe I Can Jobs Actors Fun Interesting Successful Involved Projects Intelligent Being Successful

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.”

Thinking Sometimes Band Tales Miserable Demon Tragic Snaps Catharsis

Author:Anne-Marie Duff

“People can be a bit flagrant when they're having an affair. Most of the time, there's an element of it where they want to be discovered because they're in crisis. They need the boil to be burst, in some way, for a resolution.”

People Way Want Needs Bits Elements Crisis Affair Resolution

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.”

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Author:Anne-Marie Duff

“The life of an actor is very random. It can be exhilarating but terrifying - you do wonder day to day where the next job will come from. Some of my friends are very talented people, but you see them out of work - which can be tough. If you wanted that kind of security, though, I guess you wouldn't be an actor in the first place.”

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Author:Anne-Marie Duff

“That's the trouble with the suburbs: it's not a city, so you're not anonymous, and it's not a small town, so that people really care about you, but everybody kind of knows each other's business, so you're very judged.”

People Knows Kind Care Cities Trouble Towns Judged Small Town Suburbs

Author:Anne-Marie Duff

“It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally feel we've reached a place where we can be more honest, real and loving with each other. And we're finally in a band that we know is good, and deserves the credit it's getting.”

Knows Feels Years Real Honest Band Deserve Credit Comforting

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“The experience of having a child does crack you wide open. I felt like I suddenly had to rebuild the skin that I'd grown over the years before having a child. Perhaps that might be quite interesting in terms of acting.”

Years Children Doe Might Felt Term Interesting Acting Skins Wide Cracks

Author:Anne-Marie Duff

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