Quotes from Kathy Burke

I wanted to write a semi-autobiographical piece that was uplifting and heart-warming.

I get very excited by these hoity-toity directors with their bells and whistles, but I find simple storytelling done really well just as exciting.

I'm a Lizzo fan these days. Oh my god. I mean, I wish she'd been around when I was young.

I came on to Twitter in my 50s and I sort of think that was perfect. I am just a ranting old lady really and I like it.

I'm happy to be selfish now. That's the beauty of getting older.

If you were an actress in a film that had been nominated for five Oscars, including one for yourself, you would expect to have scripts landing on the door step.

Not having a mum was my thing. It came with a sort of fame. Other kids couldn't get their head around that. But looking back now, I'm quite proud about how I managed myself. I didn't end up sniffing glue or running away. I just got on with things.

I was always playing very stupid people, or the fat mate of the main girl.

The thing with me is that I'm quite arrogant.

I had to prove that I could understand other aspects of human beings and not just little fat girls.

I didn't want to work on dry, old plays written by the dry, old dead.

What's important to me is that the ego hasn't taken over.

I don't go there any more. I think I've done my time at the Red Lion.

When I'm with the people who love me, I feel boo'iful.