Best 10 quotes of Maureen Lipman on MyQuotes

Acting requires absorption, but not self-absorption and, in the actor's mind, the question must always be 'Why am I doing this?,' not 'How am I doing it?

Are you sitting comfortably? Then get up. This is no time for sloth.

As for blondes having more fun, well, let me dispel that rumor forever. They do.

Chutzpah' is best defined as a small boy peeing through someone's letter box, then ringing the doorbell to ask how far it went.

I suppose the nearest equivalent to a bar mitzvah in terms of emotional build-up would probably not even be one's wedding day, but one's coronation.

Jewish Alzheimer's is forgetting everything except a grudge.

My idea of a good work-out is two hours spent worrying about the bags under my eyes.

Of all the forms of exercise that I have done, Power Plate® training is the most concise. If I start my session at 9.30am, I know I can be at my desk by 10.15am and I can even fit in a workout before rehearsals. Power Plate® exercise is not at all intimidating, and I know that in a short session I have had a complete workout.

What does a Californian make for dinner? Reservations.

You know the worst thing about oral sex ? The view.