“I've always been ballsy. My dad is a blunt northerner, and maybe I've ...” — Suranne Jones Quote

I've always been ballsy. My dad is a blunt northerner, and maybe I've got a bit of that in me. I just kind of steam ahead.

Being in the public eye, with the Internet - it's scary. You can put out too much, and it becomes a part of the pie chart of who you are. Things stick. And they never go away.

I love being a mum. It is the best. I always knew I would.

I was bullied at school, and I let that get hold of me and withdrew into myself - I regret letting that happen.

My brother was older, very bright. He went to university. I wasn't academically bright - maybe at first, when I was little, but it was lost. I started doing a drama workshop and got really into it, then I did a BTec in performing arts and started to work.

I know the pros and cons of being absolutely blunt.

Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.

There is something discordant about a team of speechwriters and political operatives hammering away to create an image of the 'real, inner' candidate. And, to be blunt, there is no necessary connection between a moving life experience and the skills necessary for leadership.

Emily Blunt helped me study for a Spanish test, and I got an A+ on it!

If people are shooting at you, it's human nature to be afraid. I was afraid. I'll be quite blunt about that.