Working on 'The Paradise' is like putting on a comfy overcoat.
When you pretend for a living and you have to pretend in your private life as well, it's very sad. Because it's intangible, depression is an issue that people don't like to talk about. It's like a huge, guilty secret.
I have never known what it feels like to wake up in the morning full of the joys of spring, and wander through the day feeling capable of coping.
I truly believe that love is love and gender is immaterial.
My father's family, I think, were mostly from Lancashire, but I don't know how far back we go. I think it's quite a few generations.
If someone was walking round in a T-shirt with Sarah Lancashire on it, I'd find that very disturbing.
Now that I'm in my late 40s, I'm trying to make up for a little bit of lost musicals time.
I am possibly the biggest 'Downton' fan you can ever meet.
I think going to university, getting married, having children, and then having the choice to stay at home to raise those children is a very valid one for women and they shouldn't be castigated for it. It's a great job. Not many men would do it.
Relationships are very complex. It's very unusual to see something which is so 'complex portrayed on screen.
Marriage is not for everyone, but spiritually it is very necessary for me because I have a desire, a need to feel owned.
Actors are bloody marvelous at hiding.
I'd like to think little miracles do happen in 'Angel Cake.'
The Barbara Hepworth museum in St. Ives is fascinating. Her achievements were astonishing.
I got married only because I was pregnant. Simple as that. I am a very traditional girl and was horrified at the thought of having a child out of wedlock. I didn't want a child of mine to be different or have fingers pointed at.
Anyone who has to be accountable in a time when resources are shrinking, where transparency is necessary, where the pressures are greater, is going to find that it takes a toll.
'Kiri' reflects the society we're living in now, where everything has to be transparent and people are under so much pressure. The scrutiny is extraordinary and you really get a sense of panic emerging.
Young people are often portrayed in a very negative and stereotypical manner.
Soaps are a double-edged sword. There can be prejudice from some writers and producers who feel you will lower the currency of their work if you've been in one. You have to rise above such ludicrous prejudice.
I think this country is terribly, horribly obsessed with age, and it really is just this country. If you're still living and breathing at 50, then count your blessings!
