I think it's very important not to grow up with the unhealthy amount of attention that is sometimes put on people because they are 'actors'.
Helen McCroryPeople who are exceptionally intelligent are often lonely because there are few people as intelligent as them. I have two little children and everyone says: 'I hope they're doing well in school. I hope they're bright.' And I think: why would anyone want their children to be the brightest? Academia is a lonely world.
Helen McCroryI can sleep anywhere! I can come off stage during the interval of a play, lie down for four minutes then wake up feeling better.
Helen McCrory