Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Helen Baxendale - Page 2

I let people down a lot.

It's not like I'm back for bath-time and bedtime for the children. You're back when they are asleep and you go out before they wake up. Really, that time when they are young goes all too quickly.

It's actually a privileged existence - I get to do some work, but I can walk down the street and have an absolutely normal life, rather than existing in some strange bubble.

It's hard to balance work-life commitments and sometimes you feel you're not doing anything particularly well.

I always loved films.

I really didn't want to stay in Los Angeles. I was working constantly and feeling so guilty that I wasn't at home.

I read 'Mommie Dearest,' and while I am not comparing myself to Joan Crawford, I will never uproot my child. I won't make my daughter move. I'd rather not work than do that.

I'm not that much of a celebrity really so I don't know if it makes any difference whatsoever. But if any publicity can be gained at all for a brilliant charity like Friends Of The Earth, that's great.

It was lovely going back to work; it felt like a break to be honest.

I've never had a facial, ever.

Our after-dinner entertainment would be a little family party. We'd string up twinkling fairy lights, put on some music and dance around in the glow of the fire.

I like to have some time off after doing a job and spend some time with my family.

I originally wanted to be a ballet dancer and trained for years, but when I was around 18, I realized I wasn't going to be as good a ballet dancer as I'd hoped I'd be and decided to become an actress instead.

Each job I do is a bit of a logistical nightmare because of the kids, so I always feel like I need a good rest afterwards.

Everything is nerve-wracking at first. Maybe it's getting older! I don't think I used to be so nervous.

For me, acting is like a holiday. I spend a lot of time at home with my kids, and then every so often I go out and flex my creative muscles on stage.

If you are blonde with a little nose people always think you are gentle and not very bright.

I don't have enormous riches, but I'm comfortable.

You don't keep in contact with many of the people you work with because there are so many. Acting's just a transient job, very occasionally you'll meet people and really hit it off but generally you just know people to say hello to.

People in TV don't want leading actresses over 40.

I don't think I could cope with being David Schwimmer-ly famous.

Everybody looks after you when you're an actor, and you lose all sense of responsibility.

When I'm filming I feel guilty about never seeing the children, but when I've not been working for six months I begin to think: 'Who am I?'

I've never had my feet done and never had my legs waxed.

People's memories are quite short. Often people think they recognize me from down the shops or something.

I find children still come up to me and say 'You're Emily from Friends.'

It's less frightening to do television, theatre is very nerve-wracking, very raw.

With social media there seems to be controversy at everything.

I really don't feel much of a pull to go back to work. It's a difficult one because I don't want to end up with no career.

Good love and romance aren't always what the hype cracks them up to be.

I've had my taste of huge fame and it was OK, but I'm an actress, not a celebrity.

After I'd been on Friends, people would whisper as I went past. I no longer had proper dialogues with people.

I've never had my nails done - look at them!

It's like I'm held up as some kind of beacon of England - or some bloody British bulldog.

I just knew it would be good fun playing Agatha Christie.

I don't know what I'm like. I'm better acting someone further away from myself.

I certainly don't get the opportunities I had when I was younger.

It's frightening to go onto a stage, particularly in the first few days.

What was great about 'Cold Feet' is that although it flew off down all different avenues, it was really based on believing the reality of the characters.

I have no problem switching off.