Rebecca Front Quotes

Rebecca Front

Profession : Actress

Birth : May 16, 1964

I hate tunnels, fear air crashes, loathe coaches and get sea-sick. I'm also vegetarian, so 98% of the menu in any restaurant is a no-go area.

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Travel, I have belatedly realised, is not just about sightseeing, notching up destinations in a futile, trainspotting way.

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Growing up, our household felt unusual because none of my friends' parents had creative jobs like mine did: my dad was an artist, illustrator and calligrapher, and my mum was a teacher but wrote children's stories, too.

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My parents completely supported mine and my brother's career choices - I'm an actor, he's a writer.

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My dad is really funny, and I have a strong memory of being proud that he could make a room laugh, but he's rubbish at telling jokes, and I've inherited that from him.

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My mother is an absolute stickler for honesty. If you found money in the street you handed it in to a shop or found a policeman. So I've always accepted that you don't lie.

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Obviously I would love it if Sam Mendes rang up tomorrow and said, 'I want you to be the new Bond.'

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The Thick of It' and 'Veep' were not exclusively about politics - they were about human nature and selfishness, venality and power.

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American accents often sound much more confident than British ones.

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Like most actors, I'm quite shy, so I liked being other people.

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Seven miles a day is a doddle in the right footwear.

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I really like being surrounded by good, funny people or good, clever people depending on whether I'm doing comedy or drama and working with them and reacting off them.

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There are a whole load of women I hugely admire: Judi Dench and French and Saunders were a big influence when I was starting out in comedy.

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When I was younger, I loved people like Beryl Reid and Irene Handl - really strong actresses who could also do comedy.

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I'm almost always drawn to ensemble pieces - I like being surrounded by people.

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I'm a saver, but not a very successful one. I'm quite cautious about money, which I think you have to be when you're freelance. You're more aware that money comes in dribs and drabs.

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If somebody puts olives in front of me I have to finish the entire bowl, I can't leave any.

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Do I like to cook for friends? The answer is I prefer my husband to cook! He does all the prep and all the clearing, I just turn up and eat.

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I make quite a good veggie or vegan ramen when I'm absolutely forced to cook and that usually turns out quite well.

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Sedaris is an American humourist and one of the authors I go back to most often. His books contain observations on life, quite anecdotal pieces. I'm a sucker for a casual but intelligent writing style, and his stories properly make me laugh out loud.

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