Anita Dobson Quotes

Anita Dobson

Profession : Actress

Birth : April 29, 1949

I thought that's where I would go: I would become a Shakespearian actor.

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I can do glamour, but I can also play something like I did in the play 'Wild Justice,' where I was demented with grief and anger, and there was snot coming out of my nose, and my clothes were all over the place.

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In the days of 'EastEnders,' I couldn't go into a pub or supermarket, as people would recognise me and follow me home.

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I'm a great believer that you should always tell people they are wonderful, as we're all insecure at heart, especially in our industry.

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I think if you make a decision to leave a job, a home, a relationship, then you've usually got a pretty major reason to do so, and you should probably stick with that.

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People are innately curious.

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I knew of Queen, and I knew of Freddie, but I didn't know who the rest of the band were. I became friends with Freddie first; then I got to know the others.

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People were following me home in cars, singing outside my window at my flat. I couldn't go to pubs or supermarkets or walk down the street. It was bizarre, but that was my life.

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I love to chit-chat and used to be the first to arrive at a party and the last to leave.

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Brian and I have ups and downs like every marriage does. Although he's a legend, he's still, inside, an ordinary man, and I have got to remember that once we get inside the door, it's just us two.

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When I walked away from my role as Angie in 'Eastenders' all those years ago, it was a huge risk, but I always had this great desire to do so many things.

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People who are geniuses, once they get going, you really have to keep up.

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I was brought up in the East End, and if a man was inappropriate in a bar, you'd throw your drink over him.

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I've been working in radio on and off for most of my career. There's a restfulness about it. It's more focused on the voice, so you don't have to worry about extraneous things like sound effects, as there's someone there to look after that.

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I'm very protective of friends and family.

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I came from nothing.

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You turn down work you feel you've already done.

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My father was a dress cutter, and my mother was a tailoress, so I was brought up to appreciate a good frock.

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I went into acting because I wanted to be seen being someone else, not me!

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I first got engaged when I was 19, but I just knew there was more of life out there for me. I called it off six weeks before the wedding. I felt terribly guilty because he was such a nice boy, and I was in love with him. But it was the wrong time.

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