Quotes from Ruth Jones

I like to observe people, and I find people pretty fascinating. So I think character is my strength.

I get so upset about news stories and the cruelty in the world. I can't process it. And I just think there's enough of it out there. It doesn't need me to add to it. Nobody needs Ruth Jones's take on nasty.

I think community and connection with people around us - and feeling that we belong - is really valuable.

All my life I've had this belief that other people are better than me.

I think it is easier to put yourself down before anyone else does. Or to laugh at yourself before anyone else does.

I adore all the 'Planet of the Apes' films.

Whenever someone asks for my autograph, I still think, 'Do you really want it?'

Young people need a boosting up really, a bit more encouraging and less looking down on them.

In some ways, I was confident as a teenager - I didn't mind standing on stage in front of loads of people - but innately, I didn't believe in myself. I would always put myself down before anyone else could.