Anita Dobson Quotes

Anita Dobson

Profession : Actress

Birth : April 29, 1949

You can't stop getting older; you just have to keep going and laugh a lot.

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I didn't have children because I was passionate about having my career.

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You don't get everything in life. You make decisions and have to live by them. If you make the right decisions, at the time you have no regrets.

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I have loved being a step-mum to Brian's children. We have a great relationship, and it's lovely to spend time with the grandchildren.

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I don't love the fact that gravity is winning as I get older, but there's also a calmness that comes with it, which I'm secretly enjoying.

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I've got a great life - my friends, my marriage, my career, my health - and I'm on 'Strictly,' and I'm learning to dance.

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To make a marriage work, you have to want to. If you want to stay with that person, you will. It's simple.

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If I had to live on a desert island, and somebody gave me a chicken, there's no way I'd kill it - I'd call it Henry and make it my friend.

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Even people who aren't pleasant to deal with - it's often because they're unhappy, and something's still not resolved for them.

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I was always slightly afraid of marriage because I didn't like the idea of being tied down. Even when I met Brian, when I was in my mid-thirties, I didn't actually see it on the cards for us. He was a huge rock star, and our lives were very different.

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I was invited to see Queen at Wembley - I think it was the last tour they did, and then afterwards, they had a huge party, which I was invited to - it was all thanks to EastEnders.

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Usually, I'm asleep by midnight.

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To be playing Joan Crawford is as good as it gets.

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I'd sue the bottom off my husband if he dared to put me in one of his films, and he knows that.

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We learn by misfortune.

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Once, I was followed by a car when I was driving. Every time I sped up, the car sped up, and when I slowed down, it slowed down. Eventually, I stopped, got out and screamed, 'What do you want?' He said, 'I just wanted to give you some flowers because I'm such a fan.' I felt awful. He was just being kind.

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I was appearing on 'Top of the Pops' when I was in my mid-thirties or something. It was fantastic! But it was the weirdest thing, I'll admit. Was I me? Was I Angie Watts? Was I me as Angie? I didn't have a clue, but I was having enormous fun all the same.

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Radio means you can play parts that aren't based on your looks or your age. It's a lot of fun. You can do tremendous things - play more diverse characters - that you wouldn't get to do in theatre or TV.

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I refused to describe myself as an actress until 'EastEnders' because, until then, I couldn't support myself without doing other jobs.

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If you're a good actor, you should be able to do soap, comedy, Shakespeare, musicals, pantomime, and something like 'Frozen.' Of course, you will be better at some things, but who says you can't do them all? The intent should always be to stretch yourself and broaden your horizons.

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