Anne-Marie Duff (born 8 October 1970) is an English actress known for playing Fiona Gallagher in Shameless, and Elizabeth I in The Virgin Queen. Read full biography of Anne-Marie Duff →
I don't look like Catherine Zeta-Jones, so I don't think Hollywood would be that interested in me, to be honest. I just want nice work.
I think American drama is at its best when it takes the domestic and makes it epic, like a Greek tragedy in the front room.
I was quite shy. I used to write stories all the time, and I think that was a worry for my parents.
Nothing is more diminishing than trying to control success or hold on to things.
There are some roles you just don't say 'no' to. Those compass points: you get them so rarely as an actress.
When I started drama school, theatre was the main draw. I never had any movie star notions. Not that there were family ties to the theatre, either.
You can't worry too much about profile; otherwise, you become a different kind of actor, and that's not the kind of actor I want to be.
I only went along to youth theatre with a friend when I was young to try to make myself a bit more sociable. But the whole thing was quite sore; it... →
I was very lucky in that my parents were very broad-minded. Because they had come from another country and hadn't been able to fulfill their... →
For actors, being successful is generally getting a job. If you can work a lot, you're really successful. If you work a lot on projects that are... →
I suppose it's whether you want to be a famous person, or whether you want to be an actor. You have to decide what your priorities are. Great... →
I'm a right pain in the hole for my agent. I won't take certain parts if I think they're offensive or banal. For instance, I won't do... →
In theatre, there's the director, the writer, and below them the actor. In film, it's the actors who are most important. That goes against... →
Anne-Marie Duff (born 8 October 1970) is an English actress known for playing Fiona Gallagher in Shameless, and Elizabeth I in The Virgin Queen.