Amanda Burton Quotes

I have sleepless nights before press days.

I'd been gearing up to working in theatre since coming out of drama school, but it was an exciting time for TV drama - it was the birth of Channel 4, and Brookside was very cutting-edge at the time.

I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in.

I think you know what you're up against when you take on a piece that you know is going to involve dragging up a lot emotions - you can end up being deeply immersed in gloom.

It always interests me how obsessed people are about age.

If I want to run around a field when I'm 70, I would like to have that option.

It would show hugely if I didn't want to be somewhere. Doing what you want to do can only generate good energy.

I think some people think that being on television makes you a sitting duck, but you have the right to remain private.

I have been acting for 32 years now and I feel so lucky to be able to have done exactly what I wanted to do.

I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing, and I'm grateful to my parents for that.

I couldn't imagine a home without animals.

No, I always wanted to be an actress.

Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.

Whatever I'm doing, I try to give it everything.

I always start from scratch with a character - they're never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people look like, and I'm a great people watcher. You can draw inspiration from people.

Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength.

What a stupid attitude we have in this country to personal stories.