Dawn French Quotes

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Funny how women are ashamed of their inner fairy whereas men are forever proudly displaying their inner cowboy or fireman

Dawn French

Women, Cowboy, Forever

Dawn French (2010). “A Tiny Bit Marvellous”, p.181, Penguin UK

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If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush.

Dawn French

Moss, Fabulous, Painting

"The Myth of Universal Beauty" by David Robson, www.bbc.com. June 23, 2015.

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The best way to lose weight is to put the handle of the fridge two inches from the ground.

Dawn French

Two, Weight, Way

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Im constantly astounded by how amazing women are. And as we go through all these different stages of life as long as you share them with others and say, Well, this is bloody weird, you can get through everything.

Dawn French

Long, Different, Amazing Woman

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Turning 50 can be difficult, sometimes dangerous, for women. The danger is in that blip that can come from the fact that you become invisible, and if you're not careful and don't embrace that, it can trip you up and you lose confidence.

Dawn French

Turning 50, Facts, Sometimes

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People need to learn to take everyone as they are.

Dawn French

People, Needs

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I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.

Dawn French

Home, Personality, Stairs

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I am not, I repeat, NOT a lesbian - even though I'd like to be one when I grow up.

Dawn French

Growing Up, Grows, Repeats

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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There is a latent fairy in all women, but look how carefully we have to secrete her in order to be taken seriously. And fairies come in all shapes, colours, sizes and types, they don't have to be fluffy. They can be demanding and furious if hey like. They do, however, have to wear a tiara. That much is compulsory.

Dawn French

Taken, Order, Hey

"A Tiny Bit Marvellous". Book by Dawn French, 2010.

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If I were alive in Rubens's time, I'd be celebrated as a model. Kate Moss would be used as a paint brush.

Dawn French

Moss, Would Be, Alive

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Any people whose lives are about the way they look, whether it's fat or thin, are in a dangerous area.

Dawn French

People, Looks, Way

"Super size me". Interview with Chrissy Iley, www.theguardian.com. March 25, 2006.

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I never do any television without chocolate. That's my motto and I live by it. Quite often I write the scripts and I make sure there are chocolate scenes. Actually I'm a bit of a chocolate tart and will eat anything. It's amazing I'm so slim.

Dawn French

Writing, Chocolate, Slim

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I've never disliked myself, and my weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem.

Dawn French

Self Esteem, Self, Weight

"Dawn French on her amazing weight loss: I never disliked my body but I slimmed to be there for my kid" by Rachael Bletchly, www.mirror.co.uk. April 24, 2012.

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I'm known among my friends for saying things I probably shouldn't sometimes, but I have to get things out in the air.

Dawn French

Air, Sometimes, My Friends

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That's the awful thing about dating. Tight underwear. We would all like to be in a big bra and pants and when you are in a secure relationship you can do that.

Dawn French

Dating, Pants, Underwear

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My daughter couldn't care less about me being famous. She finds it revolting and, like a lot of teenagers, is virtually allergic to me. That started at 12 and hasn't gone anywhere yet.

Dawn French

Daughter, Teenager, Gone

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I've chosen to stay in a jolly place for most of my life, and that is a lot of who I am.

Dawn French

Who I Am, Chosen, Jolly

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Other than my memory being a bit woolly and my knees being a bit creaky, I don't really think there's anything I can't do.

Dawn French

Memories, Thinking, Knees

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Evolving into a middle-aged person is quite interesting if we can understand what it means. I would like to think it meant being a bit sure of what I want.

Dawn French

Mean, Thinking, Interesting

"Dawn French: Lenny Henry is now my best mate". www.mirror.co.uk. July 27, 2010.

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Young people need their own private places which mothers don't belong to, even if they want mother all around the edge of that.

Dawn French

Mother, People, Needs

"Dawn French opens her heart on the death of her mum and the challenges her family faced" by Alison Phillips, www.mirror.co.uk. October 30, 2012.

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You have to let kids live their own lives and make their mistakes, but it is difficult now because there are so many things in their lives which weren't in mine - I never had Facebook. And some of the things I see now I'm appalled by. So I'm as nosey about my daughter's life as I can be. I tell her, 'I'm all over you, whether you like it or not.'

Dawn French

Daughter, Mistake, Kids

"Dawn French opens her heart on the death of her mum and the challenges her family faced" by Alison Phillips, www.mirror.co.uk. October 30, 2012.

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I don't know what the future holds, but I have to be confident about it. It's just the way I am.

Dawn French

Way, Be Confident, Knows

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For me, whatever age or size I've been, I have rather liked myself. The shell is not the thing at all.

Dawn French

Age, Shells, Size

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Why would I worry about getting older - what's to moan about?

Dawn French

Worry, Getting Older, Getting Old

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I love it when somebody makes me laugh - it's what attracts me to people.

Dawn French

People, Laughing, Make Me Laugh

"Dawn French: 'I had to grow up, to become the matriarch'". Interview with Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. October 26, 2012.

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Born: October 11, 1957
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