"I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits."

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Source : "Sophie Thompson: 'I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I'd find the funny bits'". Interview with Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy, www.theguardian.com. February 5, 2011.

Sophie Thompson

“What is the difference between a 2Â°C world and a 4Â°C world? Human civilisation!”
“I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16, I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.”
“An actor is part illusionist, part artist, part ham.”
“I won't go to places where you're going to find more attention. I go to the opposite.”

Source : "Eyes On Penelope Cruz". Interview with Laura Brown, www.harpersbazaar.com. April 10, 2012.
“Baalbek is so beautiful. It is the heart of beauty in the Middle East - I want to embrace these people with my music. I will try so hard for them. Their president is a Christian, their prime minister is a Muslim. Music is for everyone.”
“Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.”
“To be a great offensive rebounder, you have to think like a defensive rebounder and battle for position while also being in the flow of your offense. And then it's just being determined.”

Source : Source: alanpaul.net
“Well, I'm a big believer in 'never say never.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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