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I like to sing along to Annie Lennox and pretend to be as sassy as her.
Sophie Thompson

2.
As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good writing you just have to play it true - if it's funny, it's funny. But obviously you don't want it to be amusing if you're playing Hedda Gabler!
Sophie Thompson

3.
I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be a vet because one of the teachers asked me and saying you want to be an actor sounds a little bit silly. And I do still feel a bit silly saying it. You feel a bit fraudulent.
Sophie Thompson

4.
I must confess that I'm not a great reader. At the moment I'm reading my son's 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King and I've got a plant catalogue on the go.
Sophie Thompson

5.
I look back at that time fondly. It's something I never thought I'd get the chance to do, be in a soap. Working with Barbara Windsor and Steve McFadden - they're legends in their own lifetimes aren't they?
Sophie Thompson

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6.
Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.
Sophie Thompson

7.
Wyndham's is a beautiful old theatre. The sensation on the stage isn't as different as you might think from the Royal Court.
Sophie Thompson

8.
People say there's a book in everyone but I'm not sure there is. There might be a pamphlet in me.
Sophie Thompson

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9.
Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.
Sophie Thompson

10.
I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.
Sophie Thompson

11.
I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits.
Sophie Thompson

12.
I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls.
Sophie Thompson

13.
I've just finished reading a book about the brilliant Margaret Rutherford. She wasn't a beauty, but inside she was absolutely blazing and passionate about her work. She's one of those life-affirming characters.
Sophie Thompson

14.
I took my children to see 'Son of Rambow,' about two boys who make a home movie with a video camera. When you have children, culturally you become involved in their life.
Sophie Thompson