My parents’ generation was definitely pre-telly, and they knew how to entertain each other. Everybody knew something that they could do – a song or a poem, or a piece of music. At school, I remember being a cat and then a budgie and then a bumble bee. I obviously thought all that was marvelous. Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
I do feel almost violent when I’m watching things that I don’t think are good enough. I get furious for the audience. I want to say to them, ‘This play is not supposed to be like this. They’ve got it completely wrong. You should be electrified by this.’ Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
My background is really being a writer’s actor – that seems to be the way I work best, bringing out the best of writing. There’s a whole range of acting skills, and some people can be astonishing with very poor material. That’s not me; my skill is essentially unlocking the writing. Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
I’ve been listening to a new band called Wolf Alice, courtesy of my son. The vocalist, Ellie Rowsell, has a gorgeous voice. Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
I loved ‘Homeland’ – it’s such an intriguing, intelligent piece of television, and I am fascinated by them making a hero and heroine that are so odd, so flawed and so complicated. It is a programme that really draws you in. Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
It’s an important point to make that people can’t just be invalidated, eradicated, because they don’t fit tidily into a box. And more and more, the modern world is all about conformity. Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
I have the highest regard for Meryl Streep as an actress and think she’s a fabulous person as well. Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
I’ve always had not just an affection but a real love for the theater family in New York, and I really feel it is a family. I’m so touched by the generosity of everyone there. Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
No matter how much we disagree with people, demonising them doesn’t get us anywhere; it merely indicates a closed mind. Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
My mother was always deeply attracted to anything medical, and I think she would have loved me to have been a doctor. My father was in the army for 21 years, came out just before I was born. There was no history of showbusiness on either side of the family, but they were completely supportive. Lindsay Duncan Read Quote
