Anne-Marie Duff possesses an ”unshakable self-righteousness”.
The 49-year-old actress is a self-confessed ”theatre geek” and although she does not come from an particularly privileged background, she does not suppose it is inhibited her profession.
The London-born star shared: ”I did not have that sense of entitlement as a result of no one in my life had come from the world by which I now inhabit, however what I had going for me was a kind of unshakable self-righteousness.
”It’s hilarious once I suppose again, however I used to be so captivated with being an artist, about being a storyteller and making change by tales. So I had that on my aspect, and I used to be a theatre geek.”
Anne-Marie admits to having an idealistic method to her profession throughout her teenage years.
The actress – who was married to James McAvoy between 2006 and 2016 – advised The Times newspaper: ”I had this concept – which was maybe slightly dated by the point I used to be a young person – that the facility and the drugs of artwork needed to be fought for.
”I used to be on my barricade, and that actually helped me as a result of it might have been very simple to not have stored going. The odds had been stacked towards me.”
Meanwhile, Anne-Marie beforehand revealed she nonetheless has the ”biggest bond” along with her ex-husband.
The actress and James, 41, have remained shut mates, and have each agreed to make their 10-year-old son Brendan their ”largest precedence”.
She stated: ”We have a son, we have now the best bond two individuals can have – that for us will all the time be our largest precedence.”
Despite this, Anne-Marie likened their divorce to ”holding palms in a hurricane”.
She defined: ”Divorce is a profound, troublesome expertise. It simply is.
”It’s a bit such as you go to mattress and also you get up holding palms in a hurricane. And no one gave you any storm warnings.”
