Ruth Jones

I used to think I could only run if I was a certain weight. It was a revelation when I accepted that…

— Ruth Jones

I just don't do the celebrity hangout thing.

— Ruth Jones

I grew up in the seaside town of Porthcawl in South Wales, the third eldest of four children. We weren't overly bookworm-ish…

— Ruth Jones

None of us are going to get younger, there's no point in trying to chase that dream because it won't happen.

— Ruth Jones

I think community and connection with people around us - and feeling that we belong - is really valuable.

— Ruth Jones

The worst experiences I've had are hotels that profess to be four or five star, when evidently they aren't.

— Ruth Jones

I am never going to like sci-fi or horror.

— Ruth Jones

Lavatorial humour is just not my cup of tea. But, having said that, I'm really of the mind that comedy is so…

— Ruth Jones

I got a part in the film 'Emma' in which Gwyneth was playing the lead. She was going out with Brad Pitt…

— Ruth Jones

The first thing I remember writing was a poem - about a princess who sat on a hill and sang all day…

— Ruth Jones

Whenever someone asks for my autograph, I still think, 'Do you really want it?'

— Ruth Jones

I think perhaps I'm a bit of an idealist.

— Ruth Jones

Of course I've been in love and I married the man that I love. It was love at first voice because I…

— Ruth Jones

I can't do bleak, I always prefer to focus on the positive.

— Ruth Jones

I've obviously witnessed the world of TV production, and I'm just a bit fascinated by people being a bit awful.

— Ruth Jones

I am nervous about how my debut novel will be received, because there's always that feeling that somebody might say something negative.…

— Ruth Jones

I think drama in schools shouldn't be about, 'Let's put 'Annie' on this year' - not that there's anything wrong with that…

— Ruth Jones

I like to observe people, and I find people pretty fascinating. So I think character is my strength.

— Ruth Jones

We all put on very different faces in public and in private.

— Ruth Jones

I ran 10k once. I've got a medal.

— Ruth Jones

I think comedy drama is a tricky one. But it's like in real life: often really tense, dramatic situations can be punctuated…

— Ruth Jones

I've probably been guilty of assuming people from by-gone generations were stuffy, two dimensional and a bit dull. But my trip on…

— Ruth Jones

I really love 'The Windsors' - and I hope the royal family love it, too.

— Ruth Jones

You have a different, much more intimate relationship with the characters in a novel than when writing a screenplay. You're able to…

— Ruth Jones

When I was five, my uncle bought us a tape recorder and my dad tried to record us kids talking and singing,…

— Ruth Jones