Anita Dobson

I've been working in radio on and off for most of my career. There's a restfulness about it. It's more focused on the voice, so you don't have to worry about extraneous things like sound effects, as there's someone there to look after that. ”

I refused to describe myself as an actress until 'EastEnders' because, until then, I couldn't support myself without doing other jobs. ”

I didn't have children because I was passionate about having my career. ”

I can do glamour, but I can also play something like I did in the play 'Wild Justice,' where I was demented with grief and anger, and there was snot coming out of my nose, and my clothes were all over the place. ”

Going to drama school was the start of my journey of discovery and getting to know myself. ”

We learn by misfortune. ”

Whether the public like me or not, I am who I am. ”

When I was a kid, I used to watch all those Sunday afternoon matinees featuring all the Hollywood greats. ”

I went from being a jobbing actress who was just earning a living to being the second most photographed woman in Britain, next to Princess Diana - but it was exciting, too, and I wouldn't have swapped it for a second. ”

I went into acting because I wanted to be seen being someone else, not me! ”