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> [Dad was the generation that fought in both world wars, and people married rather later when they had been in the trenches. My mum was an actress and he saw her in a show in London and they married. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/dad-was-the-generation-that-fought-in-both-world-wars-and-people/)

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## More by Prunella Scales

> [I always say I want to die on the eighth curtain call. Eight will mean the show's been rather a success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/i-always-say-i-want-to-die-on-the-eighth-curtain-call-eight-will-mean/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [John Cleese is a very fast worker and a highly disciplined one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/john-cleese-is-a-very-fast-worker-and-a-highly-disciplined-one/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/it-doesn-t-matter-what-people-think-about-you-so-long-as-they-get-the/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [My elder son and his wife keep bees, and my younger son has bees, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/my-elder-son-and-his-wife-keep-bees-and-my-younger-son-has-bees-too/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [I'm not a very assertive person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/i-m-not-a-very-assertive-person/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [The people you learn most from are the audiences, which is why I'm always best on my last night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/the-people-you-learn-most-from-are-the-audiences-which-is-why-i-m/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/in-1940-my-mum-took-a-job-as-under-matron-at-her-old-school-which-had/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-by-dialects-and-accents-in-fact-i-ve/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/in-our-profession-if-you-ve-got-an-ugly-mark-or-there-s-anything-that/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [When I had started commuting into London for theatre school, I'd had to sell my uncle's stamp collection for £300.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/when-i-had-started-commuting-into-london-for-theatre-school-i-d-had/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [I love live theatre, it's always thrilling and exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/i-love-live-theatre-it-s-always-thrilling-and-exciting/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/i-d-love-to-play-constance-in-king-john-or-paulina-in-the-winter-s/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [I stayed a year in the sixth form and there was talk of Cambridge, but I wanted to go to drama school. At 17…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/i-stayed-a-year-in-the-sixth-form-and-there-was-talk-of-cambridge-but/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [Contrary to popular belief, actors are extremely supportive of each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/contrary-to-popular-belief-actors-are-extremely-supportive-of-each/)

[Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/)

> [In 1954 I was on Broadway for five months in 'The Matchmaker' and went once a week to the classes of Uta Hagen, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/in-1954-i-was-on-broadway-for-five-months-in-the-matchmaker-and-went/)

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