106 Quotes by Kathy Burke

Having been a fan of Frantic Assembly for many years I'm really looking forward to working with them as a co-director as it's something I've not done before.

Because I didn't have a Mum - she died when I was a baby - my Dad was told by people in authority that it was best for me to go to a convent school.

It's good to try new things when you're a groovy oldie.

I had this laddish way about me, with my deep voice and telling jokes all the time; I was Burkey, the little fella in a skirt.

I was a very lame skinhead. I had to be in by 8:30 P. M., so I used to pretend that I had a baby sister I had to go home and baby-sit.

My heart's desire was freedom... 400 years ago they'd have burned me as a witch or dunked me like a big biscuit.

I didn't really feel like a girly girl. I didn't want to wear boob tubes and flared trousers and disco clothes. Then when punk came along it was like, 'Oh great, I can wear ripped jeans and manky t-shirts and flat caps.' It was just perfect timing for me.

I'm getting really fed up with the way that girls and women get portrayed a lot of the time.

The stereotype is that if a woman doesn't have children she doesn't like children. I really love kids.