Maureen Lipman
Actress
1946-05-10
Quotes by Maureen Lipman
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You know the worst thing about oral sex? The view.
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You know the worst thing about oral sex? The view.
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My mother, Zelma, was an influence on my career. When I was six or seven I started singing, imitating people like Eartha Kitt, and putting on my own Sunday Night at the London Palladium. My mother encouraged me to perform for her friends.
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I'm well on my way to becoming one of those grumpy old actresses with faces like crocodile handbags who live out their days surrounded only by wagging tails and wet noses, believing mankind to be warmongering and feckless.
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Dad was hopeless with money, even though he ran a business. We lived in a small terrace house and I vividly remember going into his shop on a Saturday after synagogue with a friend and he'd give me ten bob. We were comfortably off, but not rich.
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In drama we are taught to view both sides equally. With empathy. That's how you play 'Richard the Third.' By walking in his uneven shoes. Not by being divisive, judgmental and taking sides.
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I drink hot water with lemon juice, a few drops of cider vinegar, a pinch of cayenne and turmeric, and a little maple syrup.
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On a Sunday night, in my perfect weekend, I'd go to my favourite watering hole.
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I adored my father because he was dry and witty and funny. He would stand in the door of his shop greeting everybody and chatting to them as they went past.
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A tortoise is, I suppose, a Jewish pet. It knows its place. Out on the lawn. It doesn't bark. It doesn't tear the Dralon.
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I've discovered over the years that if my hair is all right, then generally speaking, so am I.
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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.
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