Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength. Amanda Burton buildeatfocus Change image and share on social
What a stupid attitude we have in this country to personal stories. Amanda Burton attitudecountrypersonal Change image and share on social
Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child. Amanda Burton actorchildextension Change image and share on social
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 actchangefeel Change image and share on social
I still love coming into work everyday after so many years working as an actress. I've been working more or less continuously and I find I have to really want to do the project to make it work because you have to put such an enormous amount of effort into it. Amanda Burton actressamountcome share on social
I was on holiday recently and I came home to find that one of the papers here had 'bikini'd' me on the beach. I was wearing a grossly unflattering costume and they had published photographs of me taken from behind. I looked dreadful. I went into our local newsagent and bought up every copy. Amanda Burton beachbikinibuy share on social
I was taught by my father. He was head of the primary school so I went to his school until I was 11 - I was the youngest of four daughters and we had all been taught by him. But I didn't really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don't enjoy sitting at a desk all day. Amanda Burton daughterdaydesk share on social
It always interests me how obsessed people are about age. Amanda Burton ageinterestobsess Change image and share on social
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 basecharacterdraw Change image and share on social
But I didn't really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don't enjoy sitting at a desk all day. I just dragged myself through GCSE and A Levels, so it suited me very much to go on to drama school, which was very active. Amanda Burton activedaydesk share on social