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Tamsin Greig Quotes

English - Actress | July 12, 1966 -

I think comedy stems from being honest, often painfully so. I hope I can achieve that perspective in my own life and also have fun.

Life Hope Perspective Fun Have Fun

Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.

Great You Humour Out Miss Going

I suppose I flee to life. I'm most interested when conversations become difficult.

Life Become Difficult Conversations

I was a cleaner while at university. The job wasn't bad, but I was amazed by how badly cleaners are treated - how disrespected they are by the people they work for.

Work Job People Bad University How

Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.

Control Out Because Machine Careful

Going to rehearsals of school plays got me out of science. It became clear what inspired me and what dampened my spirit. The only other thing I could do at school was trampolining - it didn't seem to have much future in it.

Future Science School Me Spirit Out

I did a drama degree, went to secretarial college, then got a job with a theatre company in Birmingham. It's been a slow burn, which doesn't seem to have gone out.

Job College Theatre Slow Drama Burn

When we were growing up, women in their late 40s generally didn't dye their hair.

Women Growing Up Hair Late Growing

Maybe this whole obsession about colouring our hair is about our inability to grow up. To let go of the fact we aren't children any more, and the whole thing about changing our faces and looking young, and 60 being the new 40, is maybe we don't want to let go of our childhood.

Children Childhood Hair Looking Grow

I tried to get into the National Youth Theatre and didn't, and I tried to get into drama school and didn't, and then I went to university and was really delighted that I went there. I think having the word 'no' can be quite creative.

Creative School Youth Theatre Think

I have a shallow understanding of what it means to be alive, and I know certain things about parenting and being a wife and doing the school run. I know little bits, but I'm really a paddler on a beach.

Beach Parenting Wife School Doing

I can do a little bit of comedy. I can be in an in-between place, where I can do a little bit.

Comedy I Can Place Little Where Bit

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