All Penelope Keith Quotes
- Shyness is just egotism out of its depth. Depth
- I think I'm a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn't want to live my life surrounded by other actors… Actor
- The character I play in Star Quality says acting is the be-all and end-all of her life. I'm not like that. I do enjoy working… Acting
- We always had chocolates and my mother was careful to make sure they were unwrapped in advance so the paper wouldn't rustle in the middle… Advance
- Everyone wants instant everything, and they want instant success, but I always think you should treat things in the arts like a garden, and let… Always Think
- I don't think actors ever retire, they just stop being asked to work. Actor
- I think it is very sad that 'sitcom' has become a pejorative term. Pejorative
- I'm a bit of a Scotophile. I have a house on the Black Isle, so I'm in Scotland quite a lot and think Edinburgh is… Beautiful
- With a play, you do it and it's gone. Films always date. Television drama always dates. Television comedy, for some reason, seems to go on. Always Date
- A lot of people have it - that fantasy of being lord or lady of the manor, either in the present or at some time… Fantasy
- I always used to say when I was on television that I prefer to be on stage and when on stage I prefer to do… Always Used
- I don't believe in public humiliation. It went out with the stocks. Believe
- I don't feel 'vibes' when I enter a building - don't feel the previous owners looking down on me. But I do know when a… Building
- I love touring, I really do. Funny
- I'm sure that is a reason why young people occasionally bash up old people - because the ages don't mix any more. Age
- In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else. All
- Language is my bugbear. Everyone says things now like 'I was sat' instead of 'I was sitting', which just sounds so ugly. Bugbear
- Older people, who just happen to have been around longer, may not be cleverer than the young, but they have seen more. Around Longer
- So often actors only mix with actors, which is quite incestuous, and doesn't give them the insight into how other people work. Actor
- Young people don't want to sit at home and watch television; they'd sooner be out doing their own thing. Home
- I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love… Accent
- In this great age of communication, there a lot of people you can't actually understand. I know everyone tweets, and twits and texts and all… Actually Understand
- We have this wonderful language and we don't appreciate it. That's old-fashioned me, but when I went to school, everyone had elocution lessons, not to… Appreciate
- I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just… Believer
- Shyness is just egoism out of its depth. Depth