Quotes by Julie Walters

“Its bloody great to get to fifty-five. Ive never been bothered about people knowing how old I am.”

“He (Bell) was the person that had to take me under his wing.”

“I used to ask him to show me various little steps that we would do in our routine, and hed do them and I wouldnt recognize them as the thing I was trying to do.”

“One girls father offered to take the pictures and we all worked together to come up with the themes for each photograph. We had an initial donation by one girls brother to cover all the production costs and now we have calendars ready for sale.”

“This isnt what we thought would be the outcome today. Today we kind of took a step backwards in our execution. When we create opportunities for good teams, they are going to finish them.”

“We were very explosive and took advantage of the opportunities that we had.”

“I was asked about doing a nude shoot for mens magazine GQ. I thought it was the funniest thing Id ever heard.”

“I was given the book to read first of all and I found it totally inspiring, arousing and very moving. I literally couldnt put it down. There is something intoxicating about Maries belief, not just in herself, but in the children at the school and in humanity - we need that!”

“[Mrs. Wilkinson is a] disappointed woman on every level, ... Shes jaded. And into her life comes this boy who, she knows instantly, has got something very special. So she clamps onto it and becomes completely obsessed.”

“These kids feel like theyve been disrespected all year considering what theyve done. Weve gone unnoticed.”

“We have great heart and good work ethic. They werent ready to be done.”

“Johns been steady for us and has played his heart out. It is his senior year and I cant say enough good things about him.”

“We relaxed and played our own style. Its a big win.”

“Its just a really rich feeling on so many levels.”

“I absolutely couldnt be more proud of this team. Weve had quite a bit of adversity this year. The heart that they have demonstrated, the tenacity; they developed their character as people this year.”

“We played some really strong competition and made a point to do some bonding during the experience. We werent perfect, but we certainly played a lot better after that tournament.”

“Both my parents died from smoking, so yes, I absolutely agree with the policy. Its nice for me not to have to worry about secondhand smoke here anymore.”

Its getting better generally, daily, especially in TV, for women in acting; and age and looks count less. As more women come into the business. Change of any sort takes a long time to happen.

It wasnt being an alcoholic - it was going wild. It happened when I got famous. It was like having my teens in my early thirties: blotting out your life, not having to think about anything.

I remember Michael saying, Rich and famous? Its much better to be just rich. I didnt quite get it to begin with. But hes right. You lose anonymity. I say to my family that youve no idea until you lose it how precious anonymity is.