Being lost and no one wanting to find me.
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Monica Dolan
b. 1970
Born in Middlesbrough, Dolan, 54, trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 2011, she won a Bafta for playing serial killer Rosemary West in ITV’s Appropriate Adult. Her other television work includes Alan Partridge, W1A, A Very English Scandal and The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. In 2019, she won an Olivier for her role in All About Eve at London’s Noël Coward theatre. Her films include The Dig, Empire of Light, and Typist, Artist, Pirate, King, in which she plays the lead. She appears in the upcoming ITV series Mr Bates vs the Post Office. She lives in London.
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I try too hard not to get things wrong.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
I once walked up to Harriet Walter while she was having lunch on her own because I thought I knew her, and then when I got up to the table I realised I didn’t know her, I just recognised her because she was Harriet Walter.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
Any unread book a friend bought me.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
Another actress once said to me, “I’ve told you huge lies to make you feel good about yourself.” I’m not going to say who.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
Knowledge seeping into adventure, with a thin layer of giddiness, hysterical laughter and loss of control.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
Not marrying the person I wanted to marry, but now I think it’s probably good that I didn’t.
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My friend Fritha Goodey wouldn’t have committed suicide.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
To believe my eyes and not my ears.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
Our friends are sad and miss us for a bit but, hopefully, they find other people at the party.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
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