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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The value of a story like 'Deadline' is kids get to look at death at the perfect distance. They can put the book down. They can experience the story, rub up against it, but it's not real life.
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In my early life, I was a professional folk singer. I used to sing on the national television and radio in Canada. Nobody knows that - but now I've said it, haven't I? I'm strictly a shower singer at the minute.
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I never stay anywhere - parties, museums, meetings - longer than three hours.
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If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.
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Barbados has some of the toughest par threes in the world. Some golfers are intimidated by having to drive over ravines and water hazards.
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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.
