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I have sleepless nights before press days.

~Amanda Burton

Topics: Before Days Nights Press Sleepless Sleepless Nights

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Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.

~Amanda Burton

Topics: Actor Being Child Extension Loved Story Telling

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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.

~Amanda Burton

Topics: Always Anyone Anyone Else Based Character Draw Else Get Great Great People Ideas Inspiration Like Look Never People Scratch Start You

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

~Amanda Burton

Topics: Fascinated Just Like Listener Lock Observing People Suppose Think You

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I think you know what you're up against when you take on a piece that you know is going to involve dragging up a lot emotions - you can end up being deeply immersed in gloom.

~Amanda Burton

Topics: Against Being Deeply Dragging Emotions End Gloom Going Immersed Involve Know Lot Piece Take Think Up You I Think

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Forgotten was presented to me by the drama department at LWT as a concept and I found it immediately intriguing and very powerful. I was completely led by the power of the piece and its dramatic potential.

~Amanda Burton

Topics: Concept Department Drama Dramatic Forgotten Found Immediately Intriguing Led Me Piece Potential Power Powerful Presented Very

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I still love coming into work everyday after so many years working as an actress. I've been working more or less continuously and I find I have to really want to do the project to make it work because you have to put such an enormous amount of effort into it.

~Amanda Burton

Topics: Actress After Amount Because Been Coming Continuously Effort Enormous Everyday Find Less Love Make Many More More Or Less Project Put Really So Many Years Still Want Work Working Years You

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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.

~Amanda Burton

Topics: Angry Apart Around Because Cheap Could Doing Each Endless Every Flaw Humiliating Magazines Makes Me Other Ourselves Picking Poking Pressures Programmes Reality Reality Tv Really See Suddenly Think Tv Us Women Wonder Worst

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

~Amanda Burton

Topics: After Building Eat Focus Gave Looking Me Myself Properly Running Start Strength Up

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If I want to run around a field when I'm 70, I would like to have that option.

~Amanda Burton

Topics: Around Field Like Option Run Want Would

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Actress

Born: January 8th, 1957

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