Penelope Wilton Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by Penelope Wilton:
I find talking about acting very boring, having to come out with platitudes about how terribly nice everyone is. I would much rather just do it.
~Penelope Wilton
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It's true, I've become one of those grumpy older women.
~Penelope Wilton
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Mostly in life people are trying not to have emotions.
~Penelope Wilton
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You can't look at people being crucified. Even if you know it is just pretend.
~Penelope Wilton
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The trouble with anyone when they're unhappy or in a relationship they recognize is not working but don't know what to do about is that they can't see farther out than that. If the relationship is not working, if what was there isn't there anymore, you have to do something about it.
~Penelope Wilton
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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.
~Penelope Wilton
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I love the drive from York to Whitby over the moors - one of the great journeys, in my book.
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Some people will never change.
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Acting attracts shy people and show-offs.
~Penelope Wilton
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I don't think I've been in a supporting role in any of the plays I've done, ever.
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I don't really care any longer what other people think.
~Penelope Wilton
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I've never lost a grown-up child, but I have known loss.
~Penelope Wilton
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You need to keep on doing things you have never done before in your career. You have to have a go.
~Penelope Wilton
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When you play someone who is an iconic figure you can't go into it lightly.
~Penelope Wilton
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I've learnt to listen. I don't think I always did listen.
~Penelope Wilton
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I don't tell everyone my life history because if everyone knows your inside-leg measurement, how can you surprise them?
~Penelope Wilton
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I've had very close relationships with some twentieth-century writers.
~Penelope Wilton
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I have spent my whole life educating myself.
~Penelope Wilton
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In my life, I've had estates in Russia, houses in Spain, in Norway, in the deep south of America.
~Penelope Wilton
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I am drawn to characters that go on journeys, characters that are real people, that have life.
~Penelope Wilton
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I can't understand why people so readily put themselves up to be humiliated.
~Penelope Wilton
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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.
~Penelope Wilton
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The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that other person come out.
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