Quote

I didn't choose to be an actress

Francesca Annis

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Francesca Annis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 14
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Actress
Actresses
Choose
Didn

More quotes by Francesca Annis

Image
You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.
Francesca Annis
Image
The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're the two vital elements for a healthy life.
Francesca Annis
Image
I never pursued being 'famous.'
Francesca Annis
Image
I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
Francesca Annis
Image
Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private.
Francesca Annis
Image
Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.
Francesca Annis
Image
I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.
Francesca Annis
Image
I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol.
Francesca Annis
Image
I’m the same weight now as I’ve always been-even before having children-but I have to say there’s been a redistribution of the flesh!
Francesca Annis
Image
I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.
Francesca Annis
Image
I do find acting cathartic.
Francesca Annis
Image
I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
Francesca Annis
Image
Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
Francesca Annis
Image
I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.
Francesca Annis
Image
I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either.
Francesca Annis
Image
From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.
Francesca Annis
Image
I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here.
Francesca Annis
Image
I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret.
Francesca Annis
Image
I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think thats what really started me off.
Francesca Annis
Image
When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer.
Francesca Annis