Dawn French Quotes
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That's the weird thing about not being married - you can't get regular kissing; you can't be guaranteed of it, and that's a great shame.
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In actual life I am a grumpy old bag.
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Young people need their own private places which mothers don't belong to, even if they want mother all around the edge of that.
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I am a rubbish flirt.
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My approach to parenting is that everything is open - everything. I'm not very good at covert, or subtle, and I've had to learn timing. I do blunder in a bit.
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I've never disliked myself, and my weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem.
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The theatre is one of those muscles - if you don't exercise it, it becomes a strange and truly fearful place.
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Divorce is not easy, but if you genuinely put your kids first, that dictates the civility you should show each other. What example are you otherwise?
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Evolving into a middle-aged person is quite interesting if we can understand what it means. I would like to think it meant being a bit sure of what I want.
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My best friend is the most important girl, outside of family, to me. I met her when I went to college and we bonded immediately. I'd do anything for her at any time. We phone each other every day.
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It was fantastic to work in Cornwall partly because my family live there so I was able to do lots of visiting and eat lots of cake. They live all over Cornwall and all over Devon.
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I'd like to play a horse, many people think I already have. Either end of the horse would be fine.
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I am a kid in the dressing-up box at heart.
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Turning 50 can be difficult, sometimes dangerous, for women. The danger is in that blip that can come from the fact that you become invisible, and if you're not careful and don't embrace that, it can trip you up and you lose confidence.
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Writing has become my great joy - I simply love it.
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When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.
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For me, whatever age or size I've been, I have rather liked myself. The shell is not the thing at all.
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I'm constantly astounded by how amazing women are. And as we go through all these different stages of life as long as you share them with others and say, 'Well, this is bloody weird', you can get through everything.
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Any people whose lives are about the way they look, whether it's fat or thin, are in a dangerous area.
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I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.
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I haven't really ever had to audition for anything.
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That's the awful thing about dating. Tight underwear. We would all like to be in a big bra and pants and when you are in a secure relationship you can do that.
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Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about?
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The only time I did not know how to be, physically, was when I lost a lot of weight. That was the only time I didn't understand my body.