128 Quotes by Julie Walters

When I think of the future, I think of doing my washing so I’ve something to wear tomorrow.

I felt my mother about the place. I don’t think she haunts me, but I wouldn’t put it past her.

Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn’t have before I had one. They were a pain before.

I’m more selective now I’ve got a family. I don’t want to work all the time. My daughter’s 12; I don’t want to miss out on her life. Soon she’ll be a teenager; she won’t want me around.

It’s very strong after the birth. It’s extraordinary. You can’t watch anything to do with kids being harmed.

I don’t know if you can change things, but it’s a drop in the ocean.

We have to take risks with art. If we don’t, it all becomes a bit boring.

My grandmother lived with us for a short time while I was a child. Old people tend to be slightly more eccentric – they can behave the way they want.

Along the way I have been able to choose some themes which ask questions – not necessarily force a message on anyone, but at least invite the audience to question things: jury service, dignity in dying, Ireland – and not least because they force me to ask myself questions. Where do I stand?