Anne-Marie Duff
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But yes, so I was always working very hard to prove myself, which actually in a weird way didn't feel...
I wasn't affronted by that because I came from a council estate.
So the fact that I was in the room anyway, I felt like I was constantly, perhaps that's what you're saying, I was constantly asking for permission to be there anyway.
Not the same show that I saw.
That's the first time that I genuinely thought my feet on the ground.
All the stars were aligned.
So you're telling me... I mean, I was super lucky, though.
When I left drama school, I worked with Mike Alfreds.
That was a gift, you know.
He's not really known as much now, sadly, but actors like myself, Mark Rylance, there's loads of actors, Saskia Reeves, we all owe so much to Mike.
And that still felt like a continuation of drama school in a way.