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" I wanted to be an actress from about the age of five. "

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" I have been very lucky, and I think it all goes back to state subsidy for the arts. I gained my training and confidence and credentials in the not-for-profit world, and in England, that does not mean on the fringe of things. It means right at the centre. "

" When I was asked to read a screenplay about Margaret Thatcher, I think I felt immediate apprehension. "

" Frankly, I find it very odd that, in a population that's more than 50 per cent of women, that Hollywood isn't producing more movies to cater to that audience. The demographic is being grossly underserved, in my opinion. "

" To be invited to the Park - the greatest free Shakespeare festival in the world - is a great honor, and I don't take it lightly. "

" Onstage, there's a separation between character and audience; onscreen, you can go to a deeper place. "

" If you're an actor, you have to look spiffing. But as the director, you don't need to look so glamorous. "

" It's the job of the artist to take something that everybody thinks they know about, they've made a decision about, they will be immovable on, and to shine a light on it. "

" One is always attracted to pieces of theatre with great roles for women. "

" I think I wanted to do something that retained the improvised chaos of 'Mamma Mia' the theatre show which set it apart from all the slick packaged productions. "

" Shakespeare was writing about his time, and it was a time when women were beginning to demand a voice, demand a say in their lives for one reason or another, mainly to do with the economics of the time. "

" Margaret Thatcher always felt like an outsider in her party. "

" Directing is quite a nuts-and-bolts thing. It's a mixture of creating an atmosphere in which actors can feel safe enough to be dangerous. "

" To have Hollywood tell me or other women like me that we're not a market that interests them is silly. Good stories work. "

" In the theatre in the U.K., women are at the very top of the tree as freelance directors. "

" I realized that I didn't think I could stand the psychological battering that actors have to withstand. I just felt I wasn't cut out for that kind of self-promotion. "

" In Europe, it is not so unusual for directors to move between opera, theatre, and film, and I have at least three girlfriends I can think of who have directed in all three genres. "

" If you believe that how you do your work is as influential as the work you do, then a theatre rehearsal, which is a microcosm of the world, is the perfect place to model social change because if it doesn't work this time, you can try again on the next production. "

" I started working in London, and I've been free-lance ever since. "

" When I began to direct, I discovered that I was much more comfortable than I was acting. "

" I realised you could become fat and bald as a director and still remain employable. "

" I think Margaret Thatcher was a superstar in this country, and I think we all felt we needed a superstar to play her, somebody of huge intelligence, passion, and power and warmth. "

" You can't wait for someone to discover you; you have to just get on and do it. Have confidence that directing is a very suitable job for a woman - with our gift for collaboration, listening, and reading the nuance of things. "

" It was extraordinary to experience 'Mamma Mia!' What an injection of good spirit and heart it was. "

" Do as much theatre as you can while you're at school. "

" Art is all about giving yourself these terrifying challenges, these peaks to climb. You're at the bottom of the mountain at the start of every new project thinking, 'Am I going to make it?' "

" Movie-making is an extreme sport on many levels. It requires stamina such as I had never imagined. "

" In a way, 'Mamma Mia!' was such a left-field thing for me. "

" If you have bad hair and you bite your nails, nobody expects that you can't direct plays. "

" In the not-for-profit world, I never felt that being female was an impediment. I was, however, given my break into commercial theatre by a female producer, Judy Craymer, and women - in particular, Donna Langley, president of production at Universal - were crucial in giving 'Mamma Mia' a home in Hollywood. "