Joanna Page Quotes

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Joanna Page

Profession : Actress

Birth : March 23, 1977

When I was in my first year at Rada, we went on a tour of the National. I remember bending down and touching the stage of the Lyttelton and saying to myself, 'I'll be here one day.'

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I remember being in a play called 'The Bumbles of Mumbles.' I wore a gold costume and I had a gold cone on my head. I came on stage and the lights were on, and I just thought, 'This is what I want to do with my life.'

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Careers, when they take off, can take your mind off babies temporarily, but I think it always comes back to when the time is right.

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It really irritates me how I get sent a script and it's set in London and if I say, 'Can I do it in my own accent?' it's as if somebody has just said 'Bomb.' They say, 'It's fine for you to have any regional accent apart from Welsh.' And I think, 'Oh my God, that's like racism!'

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I was going to do a psychology degree with the Open University. I had all my forms and everything was set up.

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I enjoy playing my part in 'Gavin and Stacey' so much.

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There honestly is nothing like fresh cockles from Swansea market. They just taste of the sea. Add some vinegar, salt and pepper and you have the perfect sea and eating experience.

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Mumbles and the Gower have the most beautiful beaches.

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I'd love to play Juliet, that would be my dream role.

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Before I played Stacey, no one even knew I was Welsh because I had previously always acted with an English voice, so I would have no trouble dropping it.

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I do believe we go through what we do for a reason.

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I would phone my parents every single night, crying: 'I hate it!' And they were not nice to me in RADA, it was horrible, actually.

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I think as actors we just have to appreciate what we've been given. We have got such a tendency to moan all the time! I can't bear it when I am working with actors and everything has to be difficult or worthy.

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Stacey was such an amazing part, it put me on the map and it means I can pick and choose how I want to live my life and what projects I do. I'm so grateful for this part. It is a joy!

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Every day people come up to me and say lovely things, which always puts a smile on my face.

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I really enjoy presenting and it works a lot better with a family as you don't have to go away for weeks on end.

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I really like being in a really big family. It's always so noisy and loud and it feels like we are one big pack.

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There is too much pressure to get back in shape after having a baby.

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My mother-in-law trained as a nurse in a 1960s gynae ward.

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I've always believed in a woman's right to choose. If you're bringing a baby into the world and there are reasons why you couldn't cope, or know that you wouldn't hugely love it, then it should be your choice not to go through with it.

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