“Food plays a large part in our weekend, but on a Friday evening, I'll ...” — Victoria Pendleton Quote

“Food plays a large part in our weekend, but on a Friday evening, I'll make us something simple for tea. I might have a wee glass of wine.”

“I think women are by nature competitive - secretly, privately within their own selves, on lots of different levels, on the way they look, perform.”

“I was constantly being told I shouldn't talk so much about how I was feeling. They seemed to think I was giving too much away to my competitors. Showing signs of weakness. But I've always thought that was rubbish.”

“I went to see Gerard Philipe and Jean Gabin in pictures. Gerard Philipe spoke beautiful French, while Jean Gabin spoke slang. And after a while I realized that when Gabin said, 'What's up, lady?' it meant the same thing as when Philipe said, 'Good evening, madam.'”

“I get up in the morning, get to the office, and write until about six o'clock in the evening.”

“I'm afraid I don't look at reviews or anything like that, but you get an immediate sense from the audience that they've had a lovely evening.”