It's a real leveller, you know, to do theatre at least once every two years.
Brenda Blethyn

I love silence.
Brenda Blethyn

It's the same as any role and I find that you can't lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences, different reasons for being the way they are.
Brenda Blethyn

I knew Secrets and Lies was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good.
Brenda Blethyn

When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training.
Brenda Blethyn

I always think 12 times before saying anything.
Brenda Blethyn

Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days.
Brenda Blethyn

The strange thing is that since I've been offered lots of films I think that maybe they think that I've sold out to Hollywood. Which is not the case if anybody's listening.
Brenda Blethyn