Quotes by Cherie Lunghi

About Cherie Lunghi:

Cherie Mary Lunghi is an English film, television and theatre actress, well known to British audiences for her starring roles in many TV dramas. Her international fame stems from her role as Guinevere in the 1981 film Excalibur. Her long list of screen, stage and TV credits include football manageress Gabriella Benson in the 1990s television series The Manageress and a series of adverts for Kenco coffee. She also competed in the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing. She is the mother of the actress Nathalie Lunghi.
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I come from a strong matriarchal line. I was raised by Gypsy, her sister, Mary, and my maternal grandmother. The result of not having my father live with us meant that, when it came to understanding the opposite sex, it was like working without a map...

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People ask me how I manage without a man in the same tone they might ask someone how they're doing with just one lung, but it's not like that at all.

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There isn't anything I don't eat, although I'm not too keen on creepy crawly things. Other than that, I'm quite adventurous. I like all types of red meat, and I'm not a fussy eater at all.

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I ski every three years or so. I don't have the ingrained confidence that others do, but I'll happily toddle about a green or blue run.

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I'm mad keen on recycling because I'm worried about the next generation and where all this waste we're producing is going. It has to stop. I wash out my plastic containers and recycle envelopes, everything I possibly can.

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The lines on your face are your medals. You've earned them, so why shouldn't they be worn with honour?

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I didn't get attached to Botox. It is costly, and you have to remember to keep doing it.

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I think being raised by a single mother put me on the outside, and I would watch my mother's married friends and think, 'Why does she put him down in public?' or, 'Why is he so rude to her?' It seemed to me that there were very few marriages where th...

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My mum - and my granny and I - would close the curtains, turn on the TV and snuggle up and watch 'Come Dancing.' It was actually my granny who was the biggest fan; she loved the show, and she passed on her passion for it to me. I loved the dancing bu...

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I really enjoyed staying at an encampment at the top of a hill in the Samburu Reserve in Kenya. You reach it on a small plane; there is no electricity, no city noises and you sleep and shower under the Milky Way, with moths fluttering around a kerose...

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I tried Botox, but I don't want to be hooked on that stuff.

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I grew up in a very political household. My mum used to shout at the television. At Mrs. Thatcher.

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I'd like to break some new ground, maybe in TV presenting, rather than just be an actress.

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I've never felt the need to be defined by a man.

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I wear my lines like a soldier wears his medals. They've been earned. They've been fought for - so there's no reason to be ashamed of them. In your 50s, you just care less about that sort of thing. I think it's to do with what's inside you. You can't...

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I'd see my daddy about once a month, and I missed him. I would have loved to have had more of him. He was tall, attractive and very quiet, very gentle. He had a wife who I don't think ever really liked me much.

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I'm pretty good at getting things out of the way, especially paperwork. I hate it sitting about, as it somehow weighs me down.

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War is good for absolutely nothing, because no matter how far and wide apart we may live, we're all the same under the skin. We all want to live, laugh and love.

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I'm lucky to have very good genes. My mother was so tiny she was almost bird-like, and my father was tall and lean. Both lived until their early 80s.

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I've always loved dancing. As soon as there is good music, I've got to get up and dance. I was passionate about ballet as a little girl.

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Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, the higher your profile, the more castable you are in TV dramas.

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Author Bio

  • NameCherie Lunghi
  • DescriptionEnglish film, television and theatre actress
  • BornApril 4, 1952
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor