“I had the working class ethic. I wanted to make a living and there wer...” — Jane McDonald Quote

I had the working class ethic. I wanted to make a living and there weren't many opportunities for an opera singer in Yorkshire, so I went onto the club circuit.

But it's funny, I really was quite introverted as a child. I just liked music, so mum and dad bought me a piano when I was seven - I actually got up to Grade Seven at the London College of Music on piano.

I still live in the same town in Yorkshire where I've always lived.

Being tired doesn't necessarily make me grumpy but I do find it incredibly hard to focus or get anything done.

Your manager is your boss and tells you what to do, what to wear and who to be, so our relationship changed. I loved him with all my heart, but felt he'd stopped looking at me as a wife. I became a product.

I loathe hecklers. I haven't got a good syllable to say. When you come out of the club circuit and into the concert hall, they should be gone. There's an element of manners that should tell you that the ticket is dear and it's a different venue.

If I get into a car on a circuit, I drive as fast as I can; that's it!

There's a perception in the industry that if the actor is not working or has taken a timeout, he or she has left the film circuit.

The Frist fairness rule guarantees up-or-down votes for every circuit court or Supreme Court nomination, regardless of which party controls the Senate or the White House.