Making Living Quotes by Victoria Coren Mitchell

Makeup is only fun if it's occasional and capricious - just like it's a treat to have an empty day ahead, but it wouldn't…

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

If you are actually ordinary, the only way to give royal status meaning is to live an extraordinary life. It can't be jeans and…

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

Women are under-represented in TV comedy for a variety of reasons, the hackneyed 'fear that women aren't funny' being one of them.

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

My speeding offences (whether caught or not) are always in situations where the speed limit is 30, but I think it's 40. And I'm…

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

I dreamed of growing up and becoming a zookeeper.

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

When I was learning to drive, I thought the big milestones were changing gear, changing lane, and three-point-turns.

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

I know schools don't have money for everything, but I wish they could all have a couple of violins for kids to try; a…

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

When I was 15, I still liked climbing trees and hiding in cupboards.

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

Given the choice, I'm sure the majority of children would rather have a packed lunch than school meals.

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

London Zoo is amazing. I want to take my child there so that she can feel the awe and wonder I felt (and feel)…

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

Moisturise, moisturise, moisturise... is the motto of people who are in the business of selling moisturisers. Your body is already 60% water. If that's…

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

Weight gain is good because it makes your dresses tight. This is not necessarily classy or flattering, but it means you don't have to…

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

I like snow, but I don't want to live in Siberia.

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

I never wanted poker to be a job. That's partly because I love it, and it's fun, and I didn't want it to stop…

— Victoria Coren Mitchell

The phrase 'working mum' makes me nervous.

— Victoria Coren Mitchell