100 Quotes by Toyah Willcox

My mother never slept.

I am disproportionately ambitious.

I've never lived with a 'be careful' philosophy.

I was at stage school in Birmingham Rep when I was called down to London for an audition in the National Theatre. Maximilian Schell, the film actor, was casting Tales from the Vienna Woods. He was looking at me for a small, but significant, role.

I think people need reassurance that there is an afterlife. That's perfectly understandable.

You either decide to age gracefully or not to age. I'm definitely the latter.

I've always played all the old songs. I'd go and see Peter Gabriel or Madonna and be surprised if they didn't play all the hits. People don't want to come and hear the B-sides.

I moved to London to work at the National Theatre and spent my first wage packet on Patti Smith, Bowie and Velvets records.

I'd like young people to seek my advice, and trust that the decades I have lived through have added to my abilities to be a valuable contributor to the workplace and society.