Top 28 Quotes & Sayings by Brenda Blethyn

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English actress Brenda Blethyn.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

Brenda Blethyn is an English actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and two Academy Award nominations.

English - Actress | Born: February 20, 1946

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Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in theatre.

Brenda Blethyn

I think behind closed doors people behave differently no matter what period we're looking at, because people have to stand up straight in public but can slouch behind closed doors - can you imagine wearing those corsets?

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It's the same as any role and I find that you can't lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences, different reasons for being the way they are.

Brenda Blethyn

Anything where people have to work together makes me cry.

Brenda Blethyn

I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

Brenda Blethyn

I've made six films since I made Secrets and Lies but I still live in London and I'd love to do theater.

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It's a real leveller, you know, to do theatre at least once every two years.

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The strange thing is that since I've been offered lots of films I think that maybe they think that I've sold out to Hollywood. Which is not the case if anybody's listening.

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Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days.

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The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well.

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I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles.

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People say to me that I can't be nervous because I've had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before.

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Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.

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I've never done a big studio film, I've only ever done little ones.

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I knew Secrets and Lies was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good.

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I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.

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Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

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I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies.

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When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training.

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I love silence.

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In fact at home I sometimes like to be quiet and hear the sounds of the world outside.

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Maybe wanting to retire is my ambition.

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I always think 12 times before saying anything.

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I've done a lot of costume drama and theatre - the National Theatre and In fact, most of my work at the theatre, at the National Theatre anyway, was period.

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My dad gave me threepence to pay the fine but I spent it on a Wagon Wheel

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At the risk of sounding naff, it is having hope fulfilled.

Brenda Blethyn

People say to me that I cant be nervous because Ive had such a wealth of experience, but I tell them that I have never done this particular part before.

Brenda Blethyn

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in theatre.

Brenda Blethyn