"[to her army at Tilbury] My loving people. We see the sails of the enemy approaching. We hear the Spanish guns over t…"

"Elizabeth is darkness. I am light."

"Why be afraid of tomorrow when today is all we have?"

"We mortals have many weaknesses; we feel too much, hurt too much or too soon we die, but we do have the chance of love."

"[to her accusers] You know neither who you are, nor what you do. But I know who I am; and if I die, it shall be as I …"

"It don't seem fair. Look at my mom: six of us in two rooms. It's all right if you're rich, but if you can't feed them…"

"Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake"

"Phil Davis - Stan Drake"

"Daniel Mays - Sid Drake"

"Alex Kelly - Ethel Drake"