A biography for Amanda Redmanhasn’t been written yet.
“I hate being in my 50s, not least because there are great roles that I just know I won't get now because the casting director thinks I look like an old bag.”
“My parents taught me to be brave and to do what was right.”
“I notice that boy friends of my daughter talk about things that boys would never have spoken about when I was growing up.”
“Every Saturday I teach at my drama school.”
“I listen to a lot of friends who say they can't wait to retire and I don't know how that feels. I love my job.”
“I get lots of fan mail thanking me for showing my burns. The scarring went from the other parts of my body when I was around four and now I'm only left with it on my arm. It's part of me.”
“I would always rather work with women than men.”
“I had a fabulous time working on 'New Tricks,' but I try not to look back.”
“I've done some Shakespeare and I was really scared, but I am pleased I did it.”
“I've never been particularly spiritual.”
“I think all awards do mean something. We all kid ourselves and say they don't mean much but of course they do.”
“I'm doing an event to inspire women, it's about women from the industry talking to young girls and saying, 'look at us, you can do it and it's out there for you to do.'”
“I just wanted to settle down properly in my 50s.”
“I've had botox and fillers in the past, but then I stopped.”
“My MBE came completely out of the blue.”
“Being a younger parent doesn't prevent tragedy.”
“I went on to play Samantha in 'Casual Vacancy' and that was a role I don't think I would have got had I not have done 'Line Of Duty.'”
“I always wanted children and assumed I'd have a huge family, but it just never happened.”
“New Tricks' is a tried and tested formula and it works.”
“Getting married is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. It's fantastic.”