Anxiety Quote by Catherine Tate

Because I was a shy and awkward child, I used humour to deflect attention. It was a controlling mechanism. Because I could use it…

— Catherine Tate

I went from an unemployed actor's life to doing stand-up comedy, and that was fortuitous. It's not the usual way the crow flies, going…

— Catherine Tate

“Am I bothered? Am I bothered though. I ain't doing nothing cause I ain't bothered.”

— Catherine Tate

I used to go red when anybody spoke to me. It's awful because you absolutely cannot control it. If you are a child that…

— Catherine Tate

By a lot of people's standards, I lived a very privileged life. I never wanted for attention, I never wanted for material things. In…

— Catherine Tate

When I realised I had a facility for humour, I latched on to it, and it gave me confidence and I built my personality…

— Catherine Tate

Few things focus the mind like fear.

— Catherine Tate

I'm not frightened of a bit of silence.

— Catherine Tate

I'm an incredibly negative person, so any form of success is only ever going to be a relief to me and set my default…

— Catherine Tate

I don't know why, but people tend to look at stand-ups and think they can act, which actually isn't the case. But never mind.…

— Catherine Tate

I've never really thought I'd get married. It's not that I'm suspicious of it or anything like that, it's just that I don't have…

— Catherine Tate

I realised that if you get yourself labeled as the funny one, people don't look any further. I've used that as I've got older.…

— Catherine Tate