38 Quotes by Samantha Bond

I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.

I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

I'm an appalling flyer. I get very tense, although I no longer weep uncontrollably for no reason - I just sob if there's turbulence.

I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.

If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.

When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.

Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.

The middle-aged woman is the ground bed of the audience that watches television, and yet they are absolutely invisible.