Nothing is more diminishing than trying to control success or hold on to things. Anne-Marie Duff controldiminishhold Change image and share on social
We thought we were going to have a girl, so we had 15 girls' names lined up and a little boy popped out. We had no idea, and we had hardly any boys' names. Anne-Marie Duff boygirlidea Change image and share on social
Your heart... it's a very fragile muscle. You have to take care of it, be old-fashioned about it. Anne-Marie Duff carefashionfragile Change image and share on social
I think American drama is at its best when it takes the domestic and makes it epic, like a Greek tragedy in the front room. Anne-Marie Duff americandomesticdrama Change image and share on social
I am very lucky. I have known wonderful romantic love in my life but to actually see this little creature and find him to be the most beautiful creature in the world. I know all mothers and fathers feel that way. Anne-Marie Duff beautifulcreaturefather share on social
I try very hard not to take work home, but it can be tricky. Sometimes it feels as if you are wearing your costume underneath your own clothes! I suppose things are always ticking away in the back of your mind. Anne-Marie Duff backclothecostume share on social
People can be a bit flagrant when they're having an affair. Most of the time, there's an element of it where they want to be discovered because they're in crisis. They need the boil to be burst, in some way, for a resolution. Anne-Marie Duff affairbiteboil share on social
I only went along to youth theatre with a friend when I was young to try to make myself a bit more sociable. But the whole thing was quite sore; it really hurt me trying to get into drama school. It was a world I knew nothing about - it was very middle class; all that usual stuff. But I was young, determined, and I just went for it. Anne-Marie Duff biteclassdetermine share on social
I was very lucky in that my parents were very broad-minded. Because they had come from another country and hadn't been able to fulfill their dreams, they wanted me to be more of myself, if you know what I mean. Anne-Marie Duff broadcountrydream share on social