Quotes by Shirley Henderson - Page 1

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Quality
Daydreaming
Daydream
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I don't know what I'd do if I had to look pretty all the time.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Ifs
Knows
Looks
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There is such pressure on kids these days to be the best at everything.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Kids
Being The Best
Pressure
Days
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I don't have children, but we all want to protect whatever we love in life.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Children
Protect
Want
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I wasn't frightened of people, but I didn't have a clue about the adult world.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Adults
Clue
Frightened
People
World
Adult
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I'm not going to get an Oscar at 30 - that's done. So I'll think of something else.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Done
Oscars
Thinking
Oscar
Something Else
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American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Conversation
Non Stop
People
Scripts
Talking
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I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Doom
Doom And Gloom
Gloom
Humour
Indulgence
Laughing
Scottish
Undercut
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You suddenly find yourself somewhere and you wonder, how did I get in this room? That happens to me all the time, every day!
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Finding Yourself
Rooms
Wonder
Somewhere
Time Me Yourself
Suddenly
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Filming is long - you get very tired, and your skin breaks out and you get lumps and bumps. It's easier if you're allowed to have bags under your eyes.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Bags
Bumps
Easier
Eye
Long
Tired
Allowed
Skin
Breaks
Filming
Eyes
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I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because of the way I look or sound.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Blonde
Character
Disturbing
Glamorous
Sound
Look Way Never
Wee
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When I'm doing theatre, I feel like my life's on hold. Even though you might go out for a coffee, or go and see a film, your brain is still there, pulling you back to it.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Brain
Coffee
Theatre
Life Brain Your
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I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But it's satisfying because eventually you think, 'I got there.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Research
Roles
Thinking
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I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But it's satisfying because eventually you think, 'I got there.'
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Nervous
Satisfying
Observe
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Youth makes you brave, I suppose. When you're young, you make a fool of yourself all the time. Because of all the rejections and the criticism you get all the time, there has to be a drive there.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Brave
Criticism
Fool
Rejection
Youth
Drive
Suppose
Rejections
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It's such a stress always trying to get bigger houses and larger cars and better schools. Of course, parents want to give their children the best opportunities in life, but sometimes that can stifle them.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Bigger
Children
School
Stress
Life Best Always
Houses
Schools
Stifle
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Children don't just play any more - they're far too busy learning to fence and taking extra French classes. In the end, you're actually doing more damage to your children by trying to hot-house them. It's far better to remain a calm parent.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Busy
Calm
Children
Class
Damage
Fence
Parent
Play
Classes
French
Extra
In The End
Remain
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It's odd, because I used to see pictures, on telly or wherever, of what I now know to be Shaftesbury Avenue and I used to wonder what that amazing street with all the lights was. Well, now I know. I think when you get a wee taste of something, it maybe isn't what you thought it was.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Odd
Taste
Wonder
Avenue
Lights
Pictures
Telly
Wee
Wherever
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I spend plenty of time in London and it doesn't scare me, but it's a lonely place, even if you've got friends there. My job takes me all around the world, meeting lots of interesting people. But I think if I couldn't get home, if I couldn't get back to what I consider my real life I'd be frightened.
Shirley Henderson / Actress
Jobs
Frightened
London
Lonely
Plenty
Real
Real Life
Scare
Life Time Home
Interesting People
Meeting
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