“I have a theory that there has never been a bad movie written about te...” — Maureen Lipman Quote

“I have a theory that there has never been a bad movie written about television because the writers have all been victims of those who run telly and their spleens are desperate to be vented.”

“Friday is my night to make dinner for my family, to have Shabbat.”

“I don't sit around thinking about my absence from society, because I'm too busy getting on with life.”

“Phones and soundtracks and Muzak and fountains replace genuine and unpredictable human contact with a seamless soundtrack from a bad movie and a cliche that makes us believe we must all be happy.”

“I laugh a lot in horror films. If I'm scared in a horror film, I try to think about what's scaring me... particularly, if it's a bad movie, but something they're doing still works. It's the same way I look at comedy. I've always had an intellectual view of comedy, and what makes people laugh, and how does it work.”