I realised that if you get yourself labeled as the funny one, people don't look any further. I've used that as I've got older. It's controlling: I decide what part of my personality you're seeing. I don't want you to look at me, I really don't. I don't want you to comment on my clothes, my hair or the way I look.
Catherine TateI'm naturally quite lazy, and I actually think I'm lax about my career. None of my work defines who I am.
Catherine TateMy advice to you is please don't ever sit in your room and lock yourself away because you don't think you're good enough.
Catherine TateWhen I realised I had a facility for humour, I latched on to it, and it gave me confidence and I built my personality around it. So I subconsciously made myself become the funny one so that would be my label rather than the ginger one or the red-faced one.
Catherine Tate