Jo Brand Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to swim in the sea all the time; I loved it out of season and when it was rough.”

“They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just don't fancy it any more.”

“Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label.”

“As a comic and as a nurse, it's important to look calm on the surface when you're absolutely crapping yourself inside. So, if someone is waving a machete at you, which has happened to me when I was a nurse, it's important to make that person feel that you're in control.”

“When you get to know someone, you find there's something nasty in their woodshed.”

“I never ever take into consideration the consequences of my actions until it's too late.”

“I used to get a lot of people saying 'Oh, you are such a lucky granny.' But the fact of the matter is you can be a grandma at 35 these days.”

“I believe that if your brain has to get to grips with complicated words, then you won't get Alzheimer's. I'm sure it's not true, but I do believe it.”

“In the end, punk inevitably burned itself out and acted as a bridge across which the New Romantics could sashay in their chiffon and glossy hair.”

“There's lots of different feminist groups. It's not as straightforward as just looking like a plumber.”