71 Quotes by Anna Friel

Eating at home is important for us, because we eat out so much when we’re away. When I’m at home I cook a lot and we eat pretty healthily. I’m not a massive vegetable fan – I’ve got better since I discovered how to undercook them.

There were reports of me using fat-sucking machines and all sorts of silliness. All I did was walk a lot and breast-feed. I’ve never been on a strict diet. I just don’t overeat, and I don’t eat if I’m not hungry.

I was just disciplined. I knew I had to get back into shape after six weeks for the film Goal II, but I cheated in the end – I wore a corset. I loved my pregnancy, I blossomed. I felt goddess-like and very secure. I found it comforting to have a little thing growing inside me, and very calming.

In Hollywood I got work but not the right work until Pushing Daisies. Every girl in LA wanted the part of Chuck. I was terrified – I didn’t know if I could be funny.

Being a mother gives you an incredible feeling of empowerment, you think if I can go through such pain and that level of sleep and still operate and not be grumpy you can do anything. It can be quite scary, you can’t function your brain, forget your vocabulary.

And the most important thing – apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character – is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you’re playing a murderer or rapist.

You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I’d never let that happen. If it does, I’ll go and live on a desert island for a year.

It’s so important to raise awareness of this problem that continues to affect 1 in 4 women at some point in their lifetime, regardless of career, wealth or background.

It’s really important to draw the line on what we do as actors.