Brenda Blethyn Professions : Actress Born : February 20, 1946 Browse All Authors Top 28 quotes by Brenda Blethyn I knew it was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good. Of course, I didn't know what it was about until I saw it in the cinema because of the way that he works — but I knew it was good. That it reached a wider audience surprised me. Brenda Blethyn We lived in a rented house, which was in a very poor state of repair, but despite many pleas to the landlord we found that we had to like it or lump it. Brenda Blethyn I love silence. Brenda Blethyn i-love silence love It's the same as any role and I find that you can't lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences, different reasons for being the way they are. Brenda Blethyn you together life way It's a real leveller, you know, to do theatre at least once every two years. Brenda Blethyn know you theatre real I knew Secrets and Lies was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good. Brenda Blethyn thought great good attention The strange thing is that since I've been offered lots of films I think that maybe they think that I've sold out to Hollywood. Which is not the case if anybody's listening. Brenda Blethyn i-think think strange listening Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days. Brenda Blethyn days job being good Similar Authors Beatrice Lillie actress Adepero Oduye actress Adrienne Barbeau actress Bindu actress Alexandra Breckenridge actress Bojana Novakovic actress All Authors