“HARHARBLOODY HAR. Put that in your pipe hole and smoke it, society!” — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“When he's hot, he's hot; when he's not, he's not. But at least there is always food” — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“I will not be defeated by a bad man and an American stick insect...instead I choose Chaka Khan...and vodka... Bridget Jones” — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
Though with Bridget Jones's Baby: the Diaries, I'd like to make it clear that I did not ever get pregnant by two… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“I mean, I haven't rushed to the answerphone once to see if anyone's aware of my existence in the world!” — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
With most of the events in the books [ Bridget Jones Diaries ] I draw a little bit from my own life… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“Bridget. Sleeping with a twenty-nine year old off Twitter on the second date is not 'rather like in Jane Austen's day'." (Talitha)” — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“Bridget Jones, wanton sex goddess, with a very bad man between her thighs... Mum... Hi.” — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
If the stories don't come from the inside out, then Bridget [Jones] is not being true to herself and it's very important… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
That's when the idea for Mad About the Boy arrived. It wasn't even a Bridget [Jones] story initially - then I realized… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“The worst is the thought that they tried you out and, in the end , the whole sum of parts which adds… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
I tend to take [ to Bridget Jones Diaries] something that nearly happened, or might have happened, and then exaggerate it to… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
I'd been working on the [Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries material] for years, first, in the Independent newspaper columns and then in… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“Clearly in textbook terms, the gentleman should text the lady first after intercourse, but perhaps the whole socio-etiquettical system breaks down when… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
I'd always hoped to write the story as a novel, but there was a long period when the [Bridget Jones's Baby: The… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
As Bridget writes to her son, in Bridget Jones' Baby - "if you just keep calm and keep your spirits up, things… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“It's all chop-change chop-change with you. Either go out with me and treat me nicely, or leave me alone. As I say,… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
When someone leaves you, apart from missing them, apart from the fact that the whole little world you've created together collapses, and… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
Bridget [Jones] was always, at heart, about the gap between how you feel you're expected to be and how you actually are… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“The basis of my own addiction, I know, is my simple human need for Darcy to get off with Elizabeth. Tom says… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
Bridget Jones' Baby, at heart is about the gap between how you expect life to turn out and how it actually does. — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
For me, writing Bridget's [Jones] stories is an instinctive, organic thing, which tends to happen more by accident than design. — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
With so many dark things to worry about in the world right now, I hope people will just go with the fun… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“Age of rationing ended some time ago and is now space rather than possessions which is in short supply.” — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“However, on glimpsing in shop window realized outfit insane. Now am on bus, remember also that corset-ike nature of dress is torture… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
I was writing an earnest novel about cruises in the Caribbean and I just started writing 'Bridget Jones' to get some money,… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
When Bridget [Jones] does finally get pregnant, she 's bound to mess it up, but what I tried to show is the… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
In terms of Bridget [Jones] I honestly don't know. One thing I can say for sure is that all of these stories… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
More than two years after Mad About the Boy was published, the [Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries ] movie started coming together.… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
I got into my usual obsessive writing frenzy, using all the material I'd worked on for so long and crafting it into… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
Of course the chronology of the books is a bit back- to - front, and books usually come out before movies. But… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“I will not fall for any of the following: alcoholics, workaholics, commitment phobics, people with girlfriends or wives, misogynists, megalomanics, chauvists, emotional fuckwits or… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
“barometer of success in later life is not that they always win, but how they deal with failure. An ability to pick themselves up… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
“One has to be in control, otherwise the whole dynamic becomes a total disaster.” — Helen Fielding Copy Share
“it’s a bit like if we were on a planet where all the space creatures were short, green and fat. Except a very few… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
If we can't have comedy books written about aspects of womanhood without going into a panic attack about it, then we haven't got very… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
Though with Bridget Jones's Baby: the Diaries, I'd like to make it clear that I did not ever get pregnant by two men. — Helen Fielding Copy Share
I'd always hoped to write the story as a novel, but there was a long period when the [Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries] movie… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
“Resolution number one: Obviously will lose twenty pounds. Number two: Always put last night's panties in the laundry basket. Equally important, will find sensible… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
With most of the events in the books [ Bridget Jones Diaries ] I draw a little bit from my own life and some… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
I always market research my books before I hand them in by showing them to five or six close friends who I trust to… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
“It’s no good. When someone leaves you, apart from missing them, apart from the fact that the whole little world you’ve created together collapses,… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
Of course the chronology of the books is a bit back- to - front, and books usually come out before movies. But happily, these… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
“The worst is the thought that they tried you out and, in the end , the whole sum of parts which adds up to… — Helen Fielding Copy Share
![“With most of the events in the books [ Bridget Jones Diaries ] I draw a little bit from my own life and some from what I see happening around me.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f14/helen-fielding-2564_bits_with-most-of-the-events-in-the-books-bri_149061.png)
![“If the stories don't come from the inside out, then Bridget [Jones] is not being true to herself and it's very important to me that she stays that way.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/46f/helen-fielding-2564_being-true_if-the-stories-don-t-come-from-the-insid_461740.png)
![“That's when the idea for Mad About the Boy arrived. It wasn't even a Bridget [Jones] story initially - then I realized I was writing in Bridget's voice and it grew from there into a Bridget novel.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3e4/helen-fielding-2564_boys_that-s-when-the-idea-for-mad-about-the-b_2509803.jpg)
![“I tend to take [ to Bridget Jones Diaries] something that nearly happened, or might have happened, and then exaggerate it to make it funny and to make it tie into the themes.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/832/helen-fielding-2564_bridget-jones_i-tend-to-take-to-bridget-jones-diaries_766640.png)
![“I'd been working on the [Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries material] for years, first, in the Independent newspaper columns and then in the various versions of the movie scripts.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fe4/helen-fielding-2564_baby_i-d-been-working-on-the-bridget-jones-s_3236190.png)
![“I'd always hoped to write the story as a novel, but there was a long period when the [Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries] movie was stalled and in confusion. I felt frustrated creatively, and just couldn't work on the Baby material till the movie was sorted out.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/406/helen-fielding-2564_baby_i-d-always-hoped-to-write-the-story-as-a_112832.jpg)
![“Bridget [Jones] was always, at heart, about the gap between how you feel you're expected to be and how you actually are and that gap has only widened. Young people now are entering an uncharted sea, where there's huge pressure to judge yourself on how many Likes or Followers you get on Facebook…” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d30/helen-fielding-2564_be-kind_bridget-jones-was-always-at-heart-about_2842823.jpg)
![“For me, writing Bridget's [Jones] stories is an instinctive, organic thing, which tends to happen more by accident than design.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7e8/helen-fielding-2564_accidents_for-me-writing-bridget-s-jones-stories-i_2475321.jpg)
![“With so many dark things to worry about in the world right now, I hope people will just go with the fun and enjoy [ Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries].” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7b4/helen-fielding-2564_baby_with-so-many-dark-things-to-worry-about_1673822.png)
![“When Bridget [Jones] does finally get pregnant, she 's bound to mess it up, but what I tried to show is the importance of love and kindness rather than perfection, and the importance of support from friends who help you to laugh at your mistakes and pick yourself up afterwards.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c83/helen-fielding-2564_bounds_when-bridget-jones-does-finally-get-preg_1667203.png)
![“In terms of Bridget [Jones] I honestly don't know. One thing I can say for sure is that all of these stories have been an honest, instinctive expression of something I felt or observed at the time. I would never cynically think "Oh that would sell well next."” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5c6/helen-fielding-2564_bridget_in-terms-of-bridget-jones-i-honestly-don_1102320.jpg)
![“More than two years after Mad About the Boy was published, the [Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries ] movie started coming together. I felt better about the material, and found myself writing a letter from Bridget to her son: explaining the original story of how he came to be, from his own Mum.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/013/helen-fielding-2564_baby_more-than-two-years-after-mad-about-the_2981567.png)
![“I got into my usual obsessive writing frenzy, using all the material I'd worked on for so long and crafting it into a little novel [Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries].” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/aa8/helen-fielding-2564_baby_i-got-into-my-usual-obsessive-writing-fr_750798.jpg)
![“Of course the chronology of the books is a bit back- to - front, and books usually come out before movies. But happily, these [Bridget Jones's] are fictional comedy diaries - not a history of the Battle of Waterloo.” quote by Helen Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b8f/helen-fielding-2564_battle_of-course-the-chronology-of-the-books-is_204283.jpg)