Believe Quote 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.

— Prunella Scales

John Cleese is a very fast worker and a highly disciplined one.

— 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…

— Prunella Scales

My elder son and his wife keep bees, and my younger son has bees, too.

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I'm not a very assertive person.

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The people you learn most from are the audiences, which is why I'm always best on my last night.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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.…

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When I had started commuting into London for theatre school, I'd had to sell my uncle's stamp collection for £300.

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I love live theatre, it's always thrilling and exciting.

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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.

— Prunella Scales