Brenda Fricker

“Nothing can compare to getting up on the Oscar stage.”

“It's good work that keeps you alive and going.”

“I'm somewhat of a recluse.”

“I suppose all my life I was told by my mother that I was useless and rubbish, and all the rest, and it goes in, you know.”

“There are a small list of directors and writers I would work with.”

“I think that when you've had the kind of love I've had, you never find that again.”

“I get to vote in the Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director categories every year. The Academy sends you hundreds of DVDs and you have to spend all bloody day looking at them, making note of who's who and then fill out a form they send you, of who you think is worthy.”

“People asked me have I lost my identity since retiring, and I can honestly say I never in my life felt like I had lost my identity and I hope I never will. Jesus, I may as well be dead if I felt that.”