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38 quotes by Samantha Bond

Samantha Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress best known for her roles as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan years, as Auntie Angela in the BBC comedy Outnumbered, as Lady Rosamund Painswick in Downton Abbey, and as the original Ms Liz Probert in Rumpole of the Bailey.
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'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked sense of humour.

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I always have bananas with me for energy.

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I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.

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Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very... →

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Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic... →

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I get so nervous before I go on stage that I can never eat very much, so I'm always completely starving afterwards and dying for a bowl of pasta.

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I love Manhattan.

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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.

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My best friend is my husband.

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The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport.

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I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me is being a mother.

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I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.

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I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

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