Mimicking People Was Something I Did Already.

Having Someone Else To Blame When There Is A Rude Smell In The Air.

I Think That If You Idealise Someone For So Long, They Can Only Disappoint And I Wouldn't Want To Be Disappointed By Those People.

Mike Leigh Encourages You To Choose A Person That You Know To Base Your Character On. You Write A Whole List Of People That You Know And You Go Through That List In Great Depth With Him. And Then He Chooses One Of Those People From Your List.

I Found That I Could Make People Laugh Doing People Like Shirley Bassey. Fortunately It Worked.

When I Think Of Marilyn Monroe, And Achieving Her Sound, I Think Of Having A Rather Large Bust. I Think Of Her Physically And I Am Just Able To Create Her Sound, Because Her Physicality Was So Much To Do With Her Sound.