I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits.

- Sophie Thompson

People say there's a book in everyone but I'm not sure there is. There might be a pamphlet in me.

- Sophie Thompson

I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls.

- Sophie Thompson

I took my children to see 'Son of Rambow,' about two boys who make a home movie with a video camera. When you have children, culturally you become in…

- Sophie Thompson

Wyndham's is a beautiful old theatre. The sensation on the stage isn't as different as you might think from the Royal Court.

- Sophie Thompson

Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.

- Sophie Thompson

I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.

- Sophie Thompson

I must confess that I'm not a great reader. At the moment I'm reading my son's 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King and I've got a plant catalogue on the…

- Sophie Thompson

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom lin…

- Sophie Thompson