Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
Dame Penelope Keith, DBE, DLis an English actress primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born. She succeeded Lord Olivier as president of the Actors' Benevolent Fund after his death in 1989, and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empirein the 2014 New Year Honours for services to the arts and to charity...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth2 April 1940
british-actress egoism shyness
Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.
school appreciate elocution
We have this wonderful language and we don't appreciate it. That's old-fashioned me, but when I went to school, everyone had elocution lessons, not to sound posh but so you could be understood.
people fantasy lord
A lot of people have it - that fantasy of being lord or lady of the manor, either in the present or at some time in history.
drama play gone
With a play, you do it and it's gone. Films always date. Television drama always dates. Television comedy, for some reason, seems to go on.
beautiful thinking cities
I'm a bit of a Scotophile. I have a house on the Black Isle, so I'm in Scotland quite a lot and think Edinburgh is just the most beautiful city.
thinking very-sad term
I think it is very sad that 'sitcom' has become a pejorative term.
thinking actors retiring
I don't think actors ever retire, they just stop being asked to work.
art garden thinking
Everyone wants instant everything, and they want instant success, but I always think you should treat things in the arts like a garden, and let them grow.
mother chocolate paper
We always had chocolates and my mother was careful to make sure they were unwrapped in advance so the paper wouldn't rustle in the middle of a performance.
stars jobs character
The character I play in Star Quality says acting is the be-all and end-all of her life. I'm not like that. I do enjoy working and I give every job my best shot but I never feel, What on Earth am I going to do now?
thinking theatre actors
I think I'm a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn't want to live my life surrounded by other actors all the time.
ego depth shyness
Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.
television typical stage
I always used to say when I was on television that I prefer to be on stage and when on stage I prefer to do television. Typical human condition.
believe humiliation dont-believe
I don't believe in public humiliation. It went out with the stocks.