Joanna Lumley Quotes
I don't lose my temper. I used to, but I realised I would probably die of a brain hemorrhage. So I've governed myself not to mind about things. I have no road rage or anything like that. Because it's life-shortening. And also, there's no need for it; it uses up energy.
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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
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I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Talash.'
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It does make me sad that there's a lot of great songs out there, and they're not going to see the light of day because they're competing with these tailgate songs.
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If anything, the children of Paris should be giving me even more money for having the privilege of being in the same city as my incredible quality. And so should David Beckham. Call it a Zlaritable donation.
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I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.
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I think people are able to relate to my appearance. They think of me as the girl next door.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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Should the time come when the county family will be taken away, then the parish will feel for some time like a mouth from which a molar has been drawn - there will be a vacancy that will cause unrest and discomfort.
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The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
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Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
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I try not to see Woody Harrelson because he has become this big movie star, and it grates, so I try and stay away from him.
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I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.
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We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.
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Acting was something I had to do.
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People can't even imagine that it's possible to succeed anymore.
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What bothers me, I guess, is when I get these messages from girls on Twitter, and they're like, 'God, you're my idol, I really admire you.' It's like, 'Admire me for what? What have I done?' It's not that being in a Burberry campaign, or walking in a Chanel show is nothing. It's just... I know I can do more.
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I can be not showered and dressed like a slob, but my lip gloss will be on!
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I was born in 1923 into a middle class Jewish family in Vienna, a few years after the end of World War I, which was disastrous from the Austrian point of view.
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I appreciate people who try and use language in an interesting way.
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Aren't we at the point where the closer we get to chaos, the more concern that there should be about coming to the table and compromising with Democrats? This is not leadership. This is almost like dictatorship.
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I don't lose my temper. I used to, but I realised I would probably die of a brain hemorrhage. So I've governed myself not to mind about things. I have no road rage or anything like that. Because it's life-shortening. And also, there's no need for it; it uses up energy.
