“I was never a pretty girl, so I wasn't the one to get the boy. I used ...” — Celia Imrie Quote

“I was never a pretty girl, so I wasn't the one to get the boy. I used to cast myself as a good sport. Sometimes I wonder if I do that too much with roles I play, because if I'm absolutely truthful, I quite like being the best friend, or the supporting role, and actually I ought to gear-change and make myself the leading role.”

“While other girls swooned over The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, I worshipped Rudolf Nureyev and Isadora Duncan.”

“A 'naughty pickle' is how I'd best describe myself. I think fun and laughter is the whole point of life.”

“I would do nearly anything for a laugh, to tell the truth. And I'm a particular favourite with young men with earrings.”

“The thing about members of your family is that if you met them for the first time at a party, you might not bother to take their phone number, and yet something binds you.”

“There are actresses who've had expensive work done and look great, so I'm not holier-than-thou about it. But it wouldn't be for me, perhaps because I've already been in hospital and wouldn't want to volunteer myself for it again.”

“I absolutely adore Alessandra Rich, I think her dresses are stunning and she really knows how to cut and dress the female shape. Her stuff is really beautiful, stylish and a little bit quirky. I love it all!”

“'E.T.' depended absolutely on the concept of cinema, and I think that Steven Spielberg, who I'm very fond of, is a genius.”

“Jack Nicholson is a textbook actor who's very intuitive. He is absolutely brilliant at going as far as you can go, always pushing to the edge, but still making it seem real.”

“I know I'd be an absolutely horrendous politician.”

“Have I said dumb things? Absolutely, who hasn't? But I have never backed away from being called out on something I did or said wrong.”

“I give up on pop music. As far as a commercial entity, as far as pop music goes, I quit; I absolutely throw in the towel. I can't handle it. I can't do it. I can't be what they need you to be.”