My mother, because I didn’t appreciate until after she’d gone that she was a vulnerable human being. I just expected her to know everything and be everything.
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Harriet Walter
English actress
United Kingdom · b. 1950
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Born in London, Harriet Walter, 67, joined the RSC in her 30s. In 1988 she received an Olivier award for her performances in Twelfth Night and Three Sisters. In recent years, she has starred at the Donmar Warehouse in all-female productions of Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest, set in a women’s prison; the trilogy will screen on iPlayer next year. She is married to actor Guy Paul, and lives in London.
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I went to a funeral where they played Cheek To Cheek: Fred Astaire singing “Heaven. I’m in heaven… ” Everyone smiled. I’d like that.
Everything. I’ve one of those brains that doesn’t quieten down.
An actor. When I was really young, I wanted to be a fishmonger’s wife.
When I got to 40 and realised I hadn’t read all the books I needed to read to understand the world.
Judith Clark, on whom I based my character in the prison trilogy. She has served over 35 years and turned herself around. She is an inspiration.
I would never have gone on a diet. I would go back with the knowledge that not being perfect is fine.
I spent £600 on Rudolf Nureyev’s ballet shoes after he died. He was the biggest idol in my life and influenced me hugely.
In some way your life is doubled. You’re you and the other person.
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