A collection of quotes and thoughts by Dawn French on confidence, fairy, tiara, self-image, humor, love, funny, weight, help, inspirational, truth, reading, writing and sad.
57 Motivational Quotes By Dawn French For A Perfect Twinkling Day
Dawn Roma French is a popular English comedian, actress and writer. Dawn started her career in television through ‘Comic Strip’ where she appeared along with her friend, Saunders. They started gaining recognition during the 1980s. Later, Martin Lewis, a comedy producer recorded album with the ‘Menopause Sisters’; which brought them much appreciation and recognition. Dawn grabbed much attention after she launched her own show ‘French and Saunders’, which was aired in 1987. This show ran successfully for 20 years and was last aired in 2007. Apart from collaborated projects, Dawn has done sole performances. ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’, ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe’ are few of the films in which she has given her voice. Dawn has also appeared in a few roles in theatre plays like, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘My Brilliant Divorce’, and ‘Smaller’. She has also been a part of few music videos including, ‘Love Letters' and ‘Whispering Your Name’. Dawn has a way with words and her thoughts and views on life, work, obesity, teenage and getting older would make you feel confident about yourself besides tickling your funny bones. Following is a collection of some of the downright funny and famous quotes and sayings by Dawn French, the popular actress with an impeccable comic timing.
That's the awful thing about dating. Tight underwear. We would all like to be in a big bra and pants and when you are in a secure relationship you can do that.
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 O'Brien and Tim Curry at the Royal Court, when I was about 15.
I never do any television without chocolate. That's my motto and I live by it. Quite often I write the scripts and I make sure there are chocolate scenes. Actually I'm a bit of a chocolate tart and will eat anything. It's amazing I'm so slim.
I've often said the most difficult things I have to say to people through humour. I can very quickly put someone in their place with it. But we all walk away unscathed because there's been some funnies around it, and I'll usually make sure that it comes back at me.
Evolving into a middle-aged person is quite interesting if we can understand what it means. I would like to think it meant being a bit sure of what I want.
It was fantastic to work in Cornwall partly because my family live there so I was able to do lots of visiting and eat lots of cake. They live all over Cornwall and all over Devon.
Turn up your radio. Watch lots of telly and eat loads of choc. Feel guilty. Stay up all night. Learn everything in six hours that has taken you two years to compile. That's how I did it.
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.
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?
We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can't decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight.
Dawn French
When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.
My daughter couldn't care less about me being famous. She finds it revolting and, like a lot of teenagers, is virtually allergic to me. That started at 12 and hasn't gone anywhere yet.
I'm 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.
My best friend is the most important girl, outside of family, to me. I met her when I went to college and we bonded immediately. I'd do anything for her at any time. We phone each other every day.
I do think you are supposed to go through wars with your child because otherwise the tearing apart that has to happen when they go off to lead their own life would be unbearable.
I have had the unfortunate experience of having someone write an unauthorised biography of me. Half of it is lies and the other half is badly written. My feeling is that if I'm going to write my life story, I ought to have my life first.
I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation for the reader to come in and explore my imagination is fairly scary for me so I have busied myself with so much else.
Turning 50 can be difficult, sometimes dangerous, for women. The danger is in that blip that can come from the fact that you become invisible, and if you're not careful and don't embrace that, it can trip you up and you lose confidence.
