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Dawn French Quotes

Theatre outings are my favourite thing to spend money on. The most influential play I saw was 'Bent,' which starred Ian McKellen. And I loved the original performance of 'The Rocky Horror Show,' with Richard O'Brien and Tim Curry at the Royal Court, when I was about 15.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: british
Birth: October 11, 1957

Topics

Money Theatre Performance Loved Play

You cannot escape from the biological law of cause and effect - food choices are the most significant cause of disease and premature death.

Food Death Law Choices You Escape

Growing up, I just always doodled, which is the worst word for it. I would just draw things in class, get yelled at by my teachers, get my drawings taken away. That stuff happened all the time.

Time Growing Up Growing Class Worst

It's hard when you read an article saying bad things about you. It is as if someone is sticking a knife on your heart. But I am the harshest critic of my work.

Work Heart I Am Saying Someone You

And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody's there that's very anxious to get the movie made.

Work Friend Me Think Way Director

I was extremely shy. I am still shy, but I won't show it on stage.

I Am Shy Stage Show Still Am

I've painted in the past, but I only average about one painting a year, and the last painting I did, I actually really liked.

Past Painting Year In The Past Last

When I finished reading '100 Years of Solitude,' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I got really sad. I thought, 'This will never happen for me, for the first time, ever again.' Then I opened 'Beauty Is a Wound.' It's a completely different story and writing style, but it has a similar place in my heart now.

Beauty Heart Sad Time Style Me

Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.

Joseph Pulitzer

Light Appreciate Remember Will Above

Any comparison to a WWE legend or someone I've looked up to is really cool, but make no mistake about it, my ego is too big to want to be a really good replica of someone else!

Good Mistake Cool Ego Legend Want

Well, I had the most appalling childhood.

Childhood Well Most Had Appalling

I never play a villain that I don't have something I can either do or say so the audience sees there is something redeemable about them. In other words, I don't want to do evil for evil's sake. I don't want to do Jason slasher movies. There's no point in that.

Words Evil Villain I Can Play Want

I'd my own insecurities while portraying the role of James Bond.

Bond My Own Own Role Insecurities

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