Actors go into it because it gives us the chance to play people a great deal more interesting than we are, and to say things infinitely wittier and more intelligent than anything we could think of. — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
When I was very young I was never pretty or beautiful and didn't get the chance to play many parts I'd have loved to tackle: the great Shakespearean parts - Viola, Helena. — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
I always say I want to die on the eighth curtain call. Eight will mean the show's been rather a success. — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what people think about you, so long as they get the play through your performance. Only a few not very good… — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
My elder son and his wife keep bees, and my younger son has bees, too. — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
The people you learn most from are the audiences, which is why I'm always best on my last night. — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
In 1940 my mum took a job as under-matron at her old school, which had been evacuated from Eastbourne to Windermere; I got a… — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
I've always been fascinated by dialects and accents. In fact, I've rarely played straight English parts. I play character parts - and always will. — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
In our profession if you've got an ugly mark or there's anything that cosmetic surgery can do for you I think it's absolutely fine.… — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
When I had started commuting into London for theatre school, I'd had to sell my uncle's stamp collection for £300. — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
I'd love to play Constance in 'King John' or Paulina in 'The Winter's Tale.' I'd like to go on working till I drop. — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
