Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, CBE is an English stage and screen actress. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in the 1970s before appearing in seasons at various theatres in the UK...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth9 January 1956
CityLondon, England
beauty cent money per reckon rest success
We're in a world that celebrates things: success, beauty, money. And I reckon that's really about 4 per cent of the world. The rest of us are just getting on with it.
animated films lots means prefer recognise
There are lots of wonderful actors doing animated films these days, but I prefer it when you can't recognise them - it means they've really become the character.
famous good great
You can be very famous without being a great actress, and that's not good for me.
funny tried
I've always tried to fight against, 'Oh, who's that small funny actress? Let's get her.'
daytime either watch
I start the day with either Radio 3 or Radio 4. I don't watch any daytime television at all.
leading
I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.
cooking seem shopping
I seem to be doing all my own cooking and shopping and washing.
imagination agents boxes
Agents and producers have to get you into a box to accommodate their limited imaginations.
karma yoga believe
I don't feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe slightly in the karma thing and just being good and true unto yourself. And I slightly believe that you can attract good and bad to you.
envy looks exotic
At the time of Woodstock, I was just 13, but I used to see these exotic hippy creatures and I did look on with envy. How could you not? In an ideal world, I would have loved to have been a hippy - but I might have been a bit strait-laced. It was my fantasy.
years theatre london
I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that
jobs looks doe
Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does.
jobs idols actresses
I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols, they were just doing their jobs.
thinking singing sondheim
I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don't know how to describe it. Doing it is the most extraordinary thing. Because it's like Shakespeare times 100 with singing. It's that satisfying - and that demanding.