Samantha Bond quotes

Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down. (Samantha Bond)
I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.
Samantha Bond
Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.
Samantha Bond
'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked sense of humour.
Samantha Bond
I lost a girlfriend when I was in my 30s. She was 46. It all sounds so trite, but I put a Post-it on my dressing-room wall. It said, 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. This moment is a gift, which is why it's called the present.'
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I always have bananas with me for energy.
Samantha Bond
I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
Samantha Bond
I'm very shocked when I look at television and I see such an aggressive youth and image obsession in the representation of women on our screens.
Samantha Bond
I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.
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When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge. (Samantha Bond)
Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.
Samantha Bond
I'm an appalling flyer. I get very tense, although I no longer weep uncontrollably for no reason - I just sob if there's turbulence.
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I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me is being a mother.
Samantha Bond
I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.
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My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.
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My best friend is my husband.
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The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport.
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I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.
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I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.
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Inside my heart, there's a 12-year-old girl who has always wanted to be Ginger Rogers. (Samantha Bond)
I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.
Samantha Bond
If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go and that is down.
Samantha Bond
I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.
Samantha Bond
When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40 are finding very little happening.
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