We have to take risks with art. If we don't, it all becomes a bit boring Julie Walters More Quotes by Julie Walters More Quotes From Julie Walters I never wanted to become an actress because I'd read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what the people were really like, why they said all the strange things they did. Julie Walters actresses literature people I didn't come into the business to get awards or titles. Julie Walters titles awards business You can't help but feel a little bit like a mother to the younger cast members. Julie Walters mother helping littles It wasn't 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. Julie Walters alcoholics teens thinking I'll tell you how it happened. The phone rang. Paul, my agent, goes, 'Would you like to play Meryl Streep's?' I said, 'Yeeees! I'll do it, whatever it is.' He said, 'It's Mamma Mia!.' I said, 'Oh no, which character? The fat friend? Julie Walters phones play character My grandmother lived with us for a short time while I was a child. Old people tend to be slightly more eccentric - they can behave the way they want. Julie Walters grandmother children people Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn't have before I had one. They were a pain before. Julie Walters pain mother children That's why I'm an actress - escaping into a world. Julie Walters escaping actresses world The characters do have a life of their own; it's weird. Julie Walters character I always loved my mother, felt loved, but she was judgmental. Her father in Ireland didn't approve of women generally, and she took on his values. She believed her own mother was foolish. Julie Walters women mother father I'd love to be in another film, but they haven't asked me. I think it's a shame but the prospects of me doing another one now are remote. Please do campaign on my behalf. Julie Walters doing-me campaigns thinking My mother was born on a tiny farm in County Mayo. She was meant to stay at home and look after the farm while her brother and sister got an education. However, she came to England on a visit and never went back. Julie Walters brother mother home Sixty felt like a big landmark. Not in a dreadful sense, but none of the other birthdays have bothered me. It's got labels on it - OAP, retirement - and I just wanted to take stock. I wanted to be in my greenhouse at home and at least give myself the opportunity of not working again. Julie Walters home opportunity retirement As soon as I gave birth, it was as if you understand them. They become people, not kids. You start to identify with them. You see yourself in them. Julie Walters birth kids people I couldn't watch Tom and Jerry. The cruelty was too much. I had all these strange images, of tiny animals, all mixed up. Julie Walters too-much animal watches I think comedy's something you can't learn. It's an instinct, which makes it rather elusive. Julie Walters instinct comedy thinking I never had any acting heroes. I never really went to the theatre. Julie Walters theatre acting hero I felt my mother about the place. I don't think she haunts me, but I wouldn't put it past her. Julie Walters mother past thinking I don't want to give up acting - it's what I am. Julie Walters giving-up acting giving The way I relax is I think, 'I haven't got anything coming up.' I like to know there are months ahead when I've got nothing. Julie Walters relax way thinking
