---
title: "1 Character Roles Quotes By Joan Hickson"
description: "1 Character Roles quotes by Joan Hickson. Plus more from Joan Hickson and more Character Roles sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/joan-hickson-46474_act_i-wasn-t-beautiful-so-there-were-plenty_1960207.jpg"
---

> [I wasn't beautiful, so there were plenty of character roles. I never did any Shakespeare, I'm far too superficial for that. I just act instinctively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/i-wasn-t-beautiful-so-there-were-plenty-of-character-roles-i-never/)

[Joan Hickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-hickson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/joan-hickson-46474_act_i-wasn-t-beautiful-so-there-were-plenty_1960207.jpg)

## More by Joan Hickson

> [I watch these old films in black and white, and suddenly the door opens, and there I am. The other day, I was wearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/i-watch-these-old-films-in-black-and-white-and-suddenly-the-door/)

[Joan Hickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-hickson/)

> [Retirement is fatal. Luckily, in my profession, you don't have to retire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/retirement-is-fatal-luckily-in-my-profession-you-don-t-have-to-retire/)

[Joan Hickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-hickson/)

> [I was lucky not to have been born pretty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/i-was-lucky-not-to-have-been-born-pretty/)

[Joan Hickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-hickson/)

> [I wasn't beautiful, so there were plenty of character roles. I never did any Shakespeare, I'm far too superficial for that. I just act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/i-wasn-t-beautiful-so-there-were-plenty-of-character-roles-i-never/)

[Joan Hickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-hickson/)

> [I love getting back to Wivenhoe. I get out of my wig, bustle and costume in three minutes flat at the end of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/i-love-getting-back-to-wivenhoe-i-get-out-of-my-wig-bustle-and/)

[Joan Hickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-hickson/)

> [I have never been a star; I'm just an old character bag.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/i-have-never-been-a-star-i-m-just-an-old-character-bag/)

[Joan Hickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-hickson/)

> [Miss Marple believes in justice and has very high standards. There is nothing you could say or do that would shock her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/miss-marple-believes-in-justice-and-has-very-high-standards-there-is/)

[Joan Hickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-hickson/)

> [I thought I was the wrong shape: that Miss Marple would be much fluffier than me, much more wearing shawls and things. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/i-thought-i-was-the-wrong-shape-that-miss-marple-would-be-much/)

[Joan Hickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-hickson/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-roles/joan-hickson/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Character Roles Quotes By Joan Hickson",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I wasn't beautiful, so there were plenty of character roles. I never did any Shakespeare, I'm far too superficial for that. I just act instinctively.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Joan Hickson"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-hickson/i-wasn-t-beautiful-so-there-were-plenty-of-character-roles-i-never/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/joan-hickson-46474_act_i-wasn-t-beautiful-so-there-were-plenty_1960207.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/joan-hickson-46474_act_i-wasn-t-beautiful-so-there-were-plenty_1960207.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/joan-hickson-46474_act_i-wasn-t-beautiful-so-there-were-plenty_1960207.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I wasn't beautiful, so there were plenty of character roles. I never did any Shakespeare, I'm far too…” — Joan Hickson",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-roles/joan-hickson/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-roles/joan-hickson/",
            "name": "Character Roles Quotes by Joan Hickson",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-roles/joan-hickson/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/joan-hickson-46474_act_i-wasn-t-beautiful-so-there-were-plenty_1960207.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Character Roles quotes by Joan Hickson. Plus more from Joan Hickson and more Character Roles sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-roles/joan-hickson/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-roles/joan-hickson/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Character Roles",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-roles/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Joan Hickson",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-roles/joan-hickson/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```