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
bruised fallen
I've fallen over on stage a couple of times, but I've only ever bruised my ego.
agents limited producers
We're all unique as actors. To yourself, you are unique. You have to think, 'I'm me. I'm not going to bunch myself with other people.' Agents and producers have to get you into a box to accommodate their limited imaginations.
empathy gives shows
We all must support the arts, as it is our culture. It makes us better people. It makes us happy; it gives us empathy and shows us how to live. It is so important.
bring fit jigsaw job life
To me, it's really not about how I look - it's about who I can be. It is my job to bring the character to life and my duty to fit into the jigsaw in that story.
absolute determined ethic good holidays ireland mum work
I never wanted for anything. We went to Ireland for holidays every year. I was 14 when we first went to Italy. My mum was determined I was going to go to a good school. My mum was an absolute grafter. A real grafter. I got my work ethic from her.
carefree finally life time
I think the first 10 years of my daughter's life were my mother's happiest, because she could finally have carefree time with a kid.
bloody botox looking people poor spending time
You read about poor people having Botox go wrong and you think: 'Well, what the bloody hell were you doing?' Why would you inject yourself with poison? And why are we spending so much time looking at ourselves? I just don't get it.
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.