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12 quotes by Anna Maxwell Martin

Anna Maxwell Martin (born 1977), sometimes credited as Anna Maxwell-Martin, is a twice BAFTA award-winning English actress who has won acclaim for her performances as Lyra in His Dark Materials at the Royal National Theatre, as Esther Summerson in the BBC's 2005 adaptation of Bleak House, and as N in Channel 4's 2008 adaptation of Poppy Shakespeare.
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I come from Beverley in East Yorkshire, and no one there would step outside their front door, or even their back door, on a Saturday night - or any... →

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I'm rather a practical person. I just get on and focus on what I have to do. I just don't get sleepless or suffer from the jitters.

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For some actors, their star shines brightly and fizzles out. My star doesn't shine that brightly, but it buzzes along. Hopefully, that means it... →

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As a young girl, I was too intent on getting to London and drama school and out of east Yorkshire to think about winning Oscars. I did win a Bafta... →

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I get described as 'interesting' a lot. People often call me odd, too. Maybe they mean ugly. Given the services of a plastic surgeon, I would... →

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I'm forever being told that I'm an odd-looking actress, so it's great playing parts where there's no vanity. You just look as rough... →

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I am shy - going to parties kills me.

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I don't get offered many comedies.

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I played crying people in corsets for a long time, but I went into acting to be a character actor.

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I was always a show girl. My parents were wonderful. There wasn't a lot going on where we lived, but they ferried me to classes and competitions... →

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My father was from Northern Ireland, and coming from somewhere like that, your faith defines you. That's something we don't really understand... →

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Oh, I got totally misquoted saying I can dance like Rihanna. I can't! What I did say is that I enjoy a dance-off with my stepdaughter and her... →

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