“Mummy always wanted the five children, and she knew she couldn't look ...” — Celia Imrie Quote

“Mummy always wanted the five children, and she knew she couldn't look after them all because she was this absolutely glorious woman who loved going to parties and going to the races, and she just didn't have time.”

“Anorexia taught me to love life and to realise that starving yourself to death is a bloody waste of time. It's awful, and it hurts so many people around you. It's a terribly selfish thing to do.”

“I love Monet - I've nicknamed him King Blob. When you go up to the painting, it's a series of blobs - amazing.”

“When you are doing stand up, it is the most glorious hour, when you are an X-Men version of yourself, with lasers coming out of your eyes.”

“I love what I do, but living in one place for an entire year and not being on the road constantly was glorious. The road lifestyle is not ideal for a woman who's about to be thirty.”

“Because sports are a religion, it's difficult to imagine a world without the Olympics, and to be sure, they have given us many glorious moments.”