It’s not just about young people – there are films being made that deal with women getting older. That’s a huge bonus, and here in America, that’s a huge step forward. Lesley Manville Read Quote
My mother always cooked, every day, proper food. We didn’t have fast food. It was probably pretty much meat and two veg, but as time went on and new things came into the culture, she embraced all of that. I grew up with mealtimes and sitting around the table with proper cooking and eating. Lesley Manville Read Quote
I completely think of myself as sexual. Completely and utterly. Probably more so than I did when I was 30. I don’t know why. I’m very comfortable with how I look. I’m absolutely committed to never having anything done to my face. I would never let anyone near me with a Botox needle. Lesley Manville Read Quote
People say, ‘I know you, don’t I?’ And they expect me to say I know them from their daughter’s school or something – they can’t place me. And I love that. Long may it last. Lesley Manville Read Quote
I do get clocked in the street. People say, ‘You’re an actress, aren’t you?’ But they don’t know my name. Nine times out of 10, they don’t know what I’ve been in. Lesley Manville Read Quote
In my work, I want to convince people that I’m that character. If they know everything about Lesley Manville – private life, all of that stuff – it doesn’t help. So the kind of anonymity I enjoy is key. Lesley Manville Read Quote
I’ve got two older sisters who I’m very close to. And my son’s grown up with a big sense of family around him. Lesley Manville Read Quote
I, Lesley, I like looking nice. I like doing my hair and wearing makeup and wearing nice clothes. But I don’t care what my characters look like. Lesley Manville Read Quote
I’m a big fan of Edouard Vuillard, so I’d like anything by him – particularly a painting called ‘Madame Hessel on the Sofa.’ His work is realistic without being literal: I can really imagine what Madame Hessel is thinking. Lesley Manville Read Quote
I have been devoted to my son, and there have been lots of jobs in the past that I haven’t done because I didn’t want to be away from him. Lesley Manville Read Quote
