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And the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist.

~Anna Friel

Topics: About Apart Audience Being Believable Care Character Even Good Important Important Thing Most Most Important Thing Playing Rapist Someone Story Telling The Most Important Thing True True Character Will You

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You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I'd never let that happen. If it does, I'll go and live on a desert island for a year.

~Anna Friel

Topics: Actor Bored Dead Desert Desert Island Does Eyes Gets Go Happen Island Live Myself Never Promised See Year You

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Well it's hard to bracket it like that because everyone always thinks you either go to America and you come back, fail or succeed, but it doesn't work like that.

~Anna Friel

Topics: Always America Back Because Bracket Come Either Everyone Fail Go Hard Like Succeed Thinks Well Work You

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We will spend more time in America, we're going to get a place in LA as hotels aren't great for the baby.

~Anna Friel

Topics: America Baby Get Going Great Hotels La More Place Spend Time Will

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The doctors say it dates back to a film where I had these huge prosthetic breasts because my character was breast-feeding. The weight of them, and of the baby, did my back in.

~Anna Friel

Topics: Baby Back Because Breasts Character Dates Did Doctors Film Had Huge Prosthetic Say Them Weight Where

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People became more interested in my love life than in me, and that has a certain effect. You start to feel very empty and worth nothing, you start to become a piece in a board game you never wanted to play.

~Anna Friel

Topics: Became Become Board Certain Effect Empty Feel Game Interested Life Love Love Life Me More Never Nothing People Piece Play Start Than Very Wanted Worth You

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Onstage, there's no hiding; you either can or can't act. There's no second take.

~Anna Friel

Topics: Act Either Hiding Onstage Second Take You

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Now learning a bit more about footballers I think what they need to do well, is someone who really wants to stay in the background and just be a strong support.

~Anna Friel

Topics: About Background Bit Footballers Just Just Be Learning More Need Now Really Someone Stay Strong Strong Support Support Think Wants Well Who I Think

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It's really important to draw the line on what we do as actors.

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Topics: Actor Draw Important Line Really

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I've never been onstage in my life.

~Anna Friel

Topics: Been Life My Life Never Onstage

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actress

Born: July 12th, 1976

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