I didn't come into the business to get awards or titles. Julie Walters More Quotes by Julie Walters More Quotes From Julie Walters There were all us baby boomers who had a grammar school education, started to learn, then went on the pill, the whole thing, and so there are today a lot more women writers, editors, producers, and so a lot more women's stories. God, the BBC's practically run by women. Julie Walters running baby school I do find it therapeutic, writing about stuff that was frightening and painful as a child, and managing to see it from an adult's point of view. To get it out of the closet onto paper, metaphorically speaking, is therapeutic. Julie Walters views writing children Shakespeare - it's not funny. No matter how they try to make Shakespeare funny, when it's meant to be funny it's not funny. Julie Walters meant-to-be matter trying Along the way I have been able to choose some themes which ask questions - not necessarily force a message on anyone, but at least invite the audience to question things: jury service, dignity in dying, Ireland - and not least because they force me to ask myself questions. Where do I stand? Julie Walters able dying way I can talk myself so much into my part. Julie Walters i-can I went through bits of the 60s and thought myself a bit of a hippy. Julie Walters bits The money isn't a lure. I've done very well out of this business. Julie Walters wells done business Stage is the most exciting. Film is lovely, because it's like a family. Julie Walters lovely stage film There is this idea that appealing to youth is the only way forward. But that is no longer the case. Youth is not everything. Now we have all the baby-boomers in their 60s, like me, who are actively engaged in life - we're not retiring, we're not just being put out to grass once we hit 60. Julie Walters way-forward retirement baby I'd like to think there'll be too much of real life going on for me to want to do much acting. Julie Walters acting real thinking It's 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. Julie Walters get-better age long I was feeling very irritable. It was that difficult time of the month when the credit card statement arrives. Julie Walters feelings cards funny It's very strong after the birth. It's extraordinary. You can't watch anything to do with kids being harmed. Julie Walters strong watches kids We have to take risks with art. If we don't, it all becomes a bit boring Julie Walters risk boring art I was always someone who lived in the future all the time, it was always the next thing - dreams of escape. Julie Walters fire-escapes next dream I was having my teens in my 30s. Julie Walters teens I'm interested in politics, what's going on in the world, how people behave and how your life is often in the hands of other people. Julie Walters hands people world I'm too young at 50. I'm not grown up yet. There's part of everybody like that. Julie Walters young I've never done so much bloody crying in my life. I was always moaning about how hard it was when we were shooting, how awful I felt. Julie Walters shooting awful done Some people have a terrible stretch between family and work. It is a difficult thing to achieve. Julie Walters difficult achieve people
