Amanda Burton Quotes & Sayings

“I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing, and I'm grateful to my parents for that.”

“I could suddenly see the pressures all around; these endless magazines and cheap reality TV programmes poking at women, humiliating us for every flaw. It makes me so angry. I really wonder what it is we are doing to ourselves, because I do think women can be the worst ones for picking each other apart.”

“I have sleepless nights before press days.”

“I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in.”

“Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength.”

“I have been acting for 32 years now and I feel so lucky to be able to have done exactly what I wanted to do.”

“What a stupid attitude we have in this country to personal stories.”

“I always start from scratch with a character - they're never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people look like, and I'm a great people watcher. You can draw inspiration from people.”

“I was taught by my father. He was head of the primary school so I went to his school until I was 11 - I was the youngest of four daughters and we had all been taught by him. But I didn't really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don't enjoy sitting at a desk all day.”

“I'm becoming more squeamish. I didn't use to be - nine years of 'Silent Witness' prepared me for most things one will have the misfortune to see in life. Before, I'd be wading up to my neck in gore, but now I tend to look away.”