I don't tell everyone my life history because if everyone knows your inside-leg measurement, how can you surprise them?
Penelope WiltonIโve learnt to listen. I donโt think I always did listen. Not just in plays, but in life. And you have to hear what people are saying before you can respond.
Penelope WiltonThe trouble with anyone when they're unhappy or in a relationship they recognize is not working but don't know what to do about is that they can't see farther out than that. If the relationship is not working, if what was there isn't there anymore, you have to do something about it.
Penelope WiltonIn my life, I've had estates in Russia, houses in Spain, in Norway, in the deep south of America.
Penelope WiltonYou need to keep on doing things you have never done before in your career. You have to have a go.
Penelope WiltonI love the drive from York to Whitby over the moors - one of the great journeys, in my book.
Penelope WiltonYou don't go to a comedy and try to laugh. You laugh in spite of yourself. You don't just come on stage and cry. Something has pushed you to cry.
Penelope Wilton