20 Quotes by Phyllis Logan

If you're going out for a meal with friends, and they say they can't afford to go to such and such a place, you can't force them to afford it.

It's great playing a mature character. It adds something.

It's true as a woman, particularly: the older you get, the parts get thinner on the ground and not quite as interesting, that's for sure.

Sadly, my father died before I graduated, so he didn't see any of the success at all.

Why do people want to kill and maim and pillage? We're all in it together.

Because I came from a small town outside Glasgow, nobody from my school had ever gone into the acting profession. It was just something you didn't do. You joined the bank or became a teacher or whatever you did.

When I go out, I love to put on mascara and lipstick, but I simply don't have time for leisurely facials and treatments. Going to the beauticians is not a priority for me, as when I'm off work, there is always so much catching up in the house to do.

When somebody's calling you 'Mommy,' it's a wonderful thing. But also to have that responsibility and to know that you and your partner have this little thing that's totally relying on you - and it made me, I suppose, less selfish. Not that I was mega-selfish to start with, but it's lovely having that responsibility. It's scary.

I suppose middle-aged love is interesting for middle-aged people.