Quotes from Prunella Scales

I'm not a very assertive person.

I'm of a generation that doesn't expect automatic happiness, so I feel incredibly lucky.

It isn't often I get a part that enables me to play someone from the age of 13 up to 81.

When I was very young I was never pretty or beautiful and didn't get the chance to play many parts I'd have loved to tackle: the great Shakespearean parts - Viola, Helena.

The people you learn most from are the audiences, which is why I'm always best on my last night.