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Amanda Burton
Irish
Actress
Born:
Jan 8
,
1957
Home
Me
People
School
Think
You
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Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.
Amanda Burton
Telling
Child
Being
Loved
Story
Actor
Extension
I always start from scratch with a character - they're never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people look like, and I'm a great people watcher. You can draw inspiration from people.
Amanda Burton
Great
Character
You
People
Else
Draw
Great People
Inspiration
Never
Like
Ideas
Look
Always
Get
Scratch
Anyone
Anyone Else
Based
Start
I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in.
Amanda Burton
You
People
Think
Lock
Observing
Suppose
Like
Listener
Just
Fascinated
I think you know what you're up against when you take on a piece that you know is going to involve dragging up a lot emotions - you can end up being deeply immersed in gloom.
Amanda Burton
You
Emotions
Think
Immersed
Take
Involve
Know
Piece
Gloom
Lot
End
Up
Going
Being
Against
Deeply
Dragging
Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength.
Amanda Burton
Myself
Strength
Me
Focus
Looking
Building
Gave
Running
Eat
Properly
Up
After
Start
I would never have changed anything in the past. I have been acting for 32 years now and I feel so lucky to be able to have done exactly what I wanted to do.
Amanda Burton
Past
Changed
Would
Exactly
Exactly What
Able
Never
Feel
Been
Years
Done
Wanted
Anything
In The Past
Acting
Lucky
Now
What a stupid attitude we have in this country to personal stories.
Amanda Burton
Attitude
Country
Stupid
Personal
Stories
It always interests me how obsessed people are about age.
Amanda Burton
Me
Age
People
About
Obsessed
Always
How
Interests
I think some people think that being on television makes you a sitting duck, but you have the right to remain private.
Amanda Burton
You
People
Some People
Think
Television
Some
Remain
Makes
Duck
Private
Sitting
Being
Right
I have nothing against people having work done, it is when I hear tale of girls of 16 queuing up to get bigger breasts, that is when I despair.
Amanda Burton
Work
People
Girl
Nothing
Despair
Having
Tale
Hear
Up
Get
Done
Bigger
Against
Breasts
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