“Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.” — Samantha Bond Quote

Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.

If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.

I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

My nickname is Bondy. But not because of the Bond films - it was my surname a long time before I did those.

I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me.

Women who have had no lovers, or having had one, two or three, have not found a husband, have perhaps rather had a miss than a loss, as men go.

No amount of skill on the part of the actress can make up for the loss of youth.

You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don't eat much.

Every fight and every loss taught me something.