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In actual life I am a grumpy old bag.

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Dawn French
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 11
Actress
Comedian
Film Actor
Novelist
Stage Actor
Writer
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Dawn Roma French
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I am a rubbish flirt.
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What was I thinking? Fact is I wasn't thinking. I didn't want to think. I wanted to feel.
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Why would I worry about getting older - what's to moan about?
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Writing has become my great joy - I simply love it.
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There is a latent fairy in all women, but look how carefully we have to secrete her in order to be taken seriously. And fairies come in all shapes, colours, sizes and types, they don't have to be fluffy. They can be demanding and furious if hey like. They do, however, have to wear a tiara. That much is compulsory.
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People need to learn to take everyone as they are.
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Im constantly astounded by how amazing women are. And as we go through all these different stages of life as long as you share them with others and say, Well, this is bloody weird, you can get through everything.
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I haven't really ever had to audition for anything.
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I love it when somebody makes me laugh - it's what attracts me to people.
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You have to let kids live their own lives and make their mistakes, but it is difficult now because there are so many things in their lives which weren't in mine - I never had Facebook. And some of the things I see now I'm appalled by. So I'm as nosey about my daughter's life as I can be. I tell her, 'I'm all over you, whether you like it or not.'
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Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about?
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I've always loved kissing. We all do, don't we?
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That's the weird thing about not being married - you can't get regular kissing you can't be guaranteed of it, and that's a great shame.
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My approach to parenting is that everything is open - everything. I'm not very good at covert, or subtle, and I've had to learn timing. I do blunder in a bit.
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Any people whose lives are about the way they look, whether it's fat or thin, are in a dangerous area.
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I think of myself now as a writer, although I wouldn't go as far as to say 'novelist' because that sounds like a Victorian person.
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Divorce is not easy, but if you genuinely put your kids first, that dictates the civility you should show each other. What example are you otherwise?
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I'll always be a fat girl and I am happy with that.
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Theatre outings are my favourite thing to spend money on. The most influential play I saw was Bent, which starred Ian McKellen. And I loved the original performance of The Rocky Horror Show, with Richard OBrien and Tim Curry at the Royal Court, when I was about 15.
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