Shirley Henderson Quotes

Shirley Henderson — Scottish Actress born on November 24, 1965,

Shirley Henderson is a Scottish actress. She is perhaps best known for her film roles as Gail in Trainspotting, Jude in Bridget Jones's Diary and Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Her other films include Topsy-Turvy, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Frozen, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and Anna Karenina. On television from 1995-1997, she starred opposite Robert Carlyle in the BBC series Hamish Macbeth. In 2014, she received a BAFTA TV Award nomination for the Channel 4 miniseries Southcliffe... (wikipedia)

It's such a stress always trying to get bigger houses and larger cars and better schools. Of course, parents want to give their children the best opportunities in life, but sometimes that can stifle them.

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality.

I spend plenty of time in London and it doesn't scare me, but it's a lonely place, even if you've got friends there. My job takes me all around the world, meeting lots of interesting people. But I think if I couldn't get home, if I couldn't get back to what I consider my real life I'd be frightened.

I don't have children, but we all want to protect whatever we love in life.

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh.