“If I go away, I take a little picture of my son. It's in a frame with ...” — Lesley Manville Quote

“If I go away, I take a little picture of my son. It's in a frame with a speaker, and he recorded a birthday message for me when he was nine or 10. I can't listen to it without filling up.”

“I had left school at 16, gone to stage school - and, until I was 22, I hadn't really played anyone but myself. Then in 1979, I made a film with Mike Leigh called 'Grownups,' which went out on the BBC, and overnight this new career opened up.”

“I was champion soprano of Sussex when I was 16!”

“I love mayonnaise. Every birthday when I was a kid I'd go to Black Angus and just dip my burger in mayo.”

“I have friends who hide in their bedroom for three days every time they have another birthday. That's what brings the wrinkles! I didn't care when I turned 30 or 40 or 50.”

“When someone asks if you'd like cake or pie, why not say you want cake and pie?”