Sarah Lancashire Quotes

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Sarah Lancashire

Profession : Actress

Birth : October 10, 1964

When you pretend for a living and you have to pretend in your private life as well, it's very sad. Because it's intangible, depression is an issue that people don't like to talk about. It's like a huge, guilty secret.

Sarah Lancashire

Being an actor can be a cruel experience because there is no cooling-down period. You can be involved in something that's incredibly intense, but then it's a wrap and you've finished and you go home. I find it difficult to complete a job and then return to reality and find my healthy place.

Sarah Lancashire

You don't always realize the impact you have on people's lives. You just think 'I'm an actor, I don't think I'm doing anything particularly important in life' and then you suddenly realize that actually for a fleeting moment you do make a difference to somebody's life - it has an impact.

Sarah Lancashire

I got married only because I was pregnant. Simple as that. I am a very traditional girl and was horrified at the thought of having a child out of wedlock. I didn't want a child of mine to be different or have fingers pointed at.

Sarah Lancashire

I truly believe that love is love and gender is immaterial.

Sarah Lancashire

'Happy Valley' is an extraordinary piece and it was not necessarily about Catherine but her part in the narrative.

Sarah Lancashire

During a performance of 'Blood Brothers' in 1990, I forgot to sing. I was so moved by what my co-star Kiki Dee was doing, that I completely missed my cue.

Sarah Lancashire

Most of the career choices I've made have been because of my family.

Sarah Lancashire

It was easier to act, in a way, than to be myself. Somehow I just felt I was in the right place.

Sarah Lancashire

The Barbara Hepworth museum in St. Ives is fascinating. Her achievements were astonishing.

Sarah Lancashire

Age affects us all in the workplace. We all get a little less appealing as we get older, unfortunately.

Sarah Lancashire

'MotherFatherSon' was just an extraordinary read and I wanted to be a part of it.

Sarah Lancashire

Being in the public eye makes you frightened to talk openly about things - which is precisely why you should. You can really make a difference and open up subjects that are taboo.

Sarah Lancashire

'Tango' is very much an ensemble piece and I was devastated when I read the script.

Sarah Lancashire

If someone was walking round in a T-shirt with Sarah Lancashire on it, I'd find that very disturbing.

Sarah Lancashire

I have never known what it feels like to wake up in the morning full of the joys of spring, and wander through the day feeling capable of coping.

Sarah Lancashire

I own a copy of the original 'Talking Heads' by Alan Bennett, which I purchased many years ago shortly after they were first broadcast. It's been lovingly well-thumbed over the years. They are magnificent. A masterpiece.

Sarah Lancashire

To be asked to perform a new 'Talking Head' was beyond any expectation. The matchless brilliance of Alan Bennett's words coupled with the extraordinary wisdom of Nick Hytner's direction made this a thrilling and quite simply unforgettable experience, and I'm enormously grateful.

Sarah Lancashire

An 'Ordinary Woman' is the beautiful and achingly poignant portrait of Gwen, a complex and troubled woman in her middle years.

Sarah Lancashire

I'm driven by fear.

Sarah Lancashire