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12 quotes by Jane Horrocks

Barbara Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English stage, screen and television actress, voice artist, musician and singer. She played "Bubble" in the TV series Absolutely Fabulous and is known for her distinctive voice and strong Lancashire accent.
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I think that if you idealise someone for so long, they can only disappoint and I wouldn't want to be disappointed by those people.

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I just find it thrilling, especially when I totally lock in to the person that I am doing and I'm really flying... I suppose I am hiding myself... →

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My earliest acting memory is making up a play for my mom and dad called The Lonesome Baby. I have no idea what The Lonesome Baby was about. I just... →

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I can't read a note of music. I just do it all from ear.

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I don't think that I want to meet any of the icons. I don't think that anybody can quite live up to your expectations.

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I find singing as somebody else very liberating, it just frees me up.

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I found that I could make people laugh doing people like Shirley Bassey. Fortunately it worked.

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Mimicking people was something I did already.

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My own singing voice is not very good and I don't think that anybody really sings in their own voice.

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Mike Leigh encourages you to choose a person that you know to base your character on. You write a whole list of people that you know and you go... →

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Usually, certainly British singers, adopt an American accent when they sing and I think that usually people are thinking of somebody else, but I just... →

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When I think of Marilyn Monroe, and achieving her sound, I think of having a rather large bust. I think of her physically and I am just able to... →

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