Quotes by Sally Phillips

About Sally Phillips:

Sally Elizabeth Phillips is an English actress.
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When I got pregnant with my first child, I gained nearly 5st. I did a bit of pretending: 'I'm just really small, so I just put on a lot of weight when I'm pregnant.' That is true, but I also ate a lot of cake.

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I'm feeling incredibly Botox-tempted as my face collapses around my shoulders.

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The children break all my jewelry, so everything I wear is cheap - from Topshop or Dorothy Perkins.

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Once you have a Down's syndrome child, you can't conform. In a way, you're free.

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When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke.

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People have really strong images of what church is, and it's almost certainly not the same as mine.

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I'm sorry to say I'm very lizard-like. My skin is dry, so covering my face in greasy antioxidants is a better alternative.

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I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours.

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Bad impulse buys make you feel grim, don't they? It's like having consumer Tourette's. I gravitate towards austere foreign-language film DVDs when insecure.

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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.

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I can make a virtue of slapdash. Slapdash can give you courage.

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A Local Government Stationery Store is something to behold. It's like walking through the back of a cupboard into a really dull Narnia.

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My mother always worked and thought staying at home was a bit twee, and that you should get your act together and do something useful. Now I think that's the most useful thing you can do: bring up some non-criminals.

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I think everyone is forgetting what plastic surgery is for - if you have a face-eating tumour, lose a breast or are involved in a car accident, then it's a good idea.

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I've got a great relationship with my dad, but I can imagine how annoying it would be if I had to move back into his house.

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I'm not sure my achievements have been 'great.'

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My blood runs cold when I hear the 'great news' that we have found a marker for the Down's syndrome gene, which means we can identify it more easily. Why is that good news? It's only good news if you're going to terminate.

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TV feels quite constipated, and the thing I find particularly difficult is the branding of the channels where it's not 'Is it a good script?' but 'Is it a BBC2 script?'

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I have a lot of funny friends, though not everyone's funny all the time. Doon Mackichan's my funniest friend in the pub; Nina Conti's the funniest with a monkey.

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Getting a new passport took me a stupid amount of time. I had to go back five times with different photographs because they kept saying I was smiling, which is against the rules. I was not smiling.

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When I'm depressed, I definitely comfort eat, but I also eat when I'm happy. The only time I don't eat is if I am terribly nervous.

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Author Bio

  • NameSally Phillips
  • DescriptionBritish actor
  • BornMay 10, 1970
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionComedian