36 Quotes by Penelope Wilton

In my life, I’ve had estates in Russia, houses in Spain, in Norway, in the deep south of America.

I love the drive from York to Whitby over the moors – one of the great journeys, in my book.

You can’t look at people being crucified. Even if you know it is just pretend.

I’ve never lost a grown-up child, but I have known loss.

People in distress behave in a stressful way. They aren’t all sweetness and light. They don’t behave well when they are unhappy. That’s just what I’ve observed.

It’s true, I’ve become one of those grumpy older women.

When you play someone who is an iconic figure you can’t go into it lightly.

You don’t go to a comedy and try to laugh. You laugh in spite of yourself. You don’t just come on stage and cry. Something has pushed you to cry.

I’ve had very close relationships with some twentieth-century writers.