52+ Francesca Annis Quotes On Marriage, Education And Ralph Fiennes

Francesca Annis is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series Reckless, Wives and Daughters and Cranford, and the films Dune and The Libertine. She has also appeared in numerous stage productions, most recently in the West End production of The Little Foxes. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Francesca Annis on love, marriage, life.

Top 10 Francesca Annis Quotes

1. Sometimes sushi is just superb, and other times there's nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time.
2. I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.
3. When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer.
4. I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it.
5. Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private.
6. However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.
7. I go on giving interviews because I've been brought up to support the projects I'm involved in. When you've enjoyed working on a production, you want to do them a favour.
8. The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're the two vital elements for a healthy life.
9. The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.
10. I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious.

Francesca Annis Short Quotes

• I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.
• I do find acting cathartic.
• Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.
• I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.
• I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring.
• Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
• Having children with someone is the real bond.
• I didn't choose to be an actress.
• I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap.
• I never pursued being 'famous.'

Francesca Annis Quotes About Life

I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is. — Francesca Annis

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family. — Francesca Annis

I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either. — Francesca Annis

As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted. — Francesca Annis

You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different. There'll be a different dynamic. Needs and desires change. — Francesca Annis

It's funny, this thing about happiness. It's a commodity that was imported from America in the Fifties. I see myself simply as living my life. . . . I feel it's pushing your luck to define how happy you are. — Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis Quotes About People

If people think I look good, it's the make-up. — Francesca Annis

I don't buy the tabloids, but you're surrounded by it all and people tell you things they've read. I'd be sitting on a train looking over someone's shoulder and thinking: That's familiar... oh my God, it's me. — Francesca Annis

Truly charismatic people, in my experience, dont come along very often. — Francesca Annis

I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks. — Francesca Annis

I don't really have an image of myself. Now, is that true? Well, maybe I do and it's different, which is why I get shocked when I see how other people experience me. I see myself primarily in a domestic setting. — Francesca Annis

I've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth. — Francesca Annis

We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much. — Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis Famous Quotes And Sayings

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality. — Francesca Annis

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself. — Francesca Annis

Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women. — Francesca Annis

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here. — Francesca Annis

I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside. — Francesca Annis

I'm an actress, not a pinup. — Francesca Annis

I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want. — Francesca Annis

I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret. — Francesca Annis

I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my age. By thinking in decades, rather than whether someone's 42 or 47, you can give yourself a whole 10 years to turn yourself around in. — Francesca Annis

I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol. — Francesca Annis

I am pretty self-indulgent. — Francesca Annis

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive. — Francesca Annis

I’m the same weight now as I’ve always been-even before having children-but I have to say there’s been a redistribution of the flesh! — Francesca Annis

I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation. — Francesca Annis

The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time. — Francesca Annis

I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time. — Francesca Annis

I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think thats what really started me off. — Francesca Annis

The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part. — Francesca Annis

I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims. — Francesca Annis

Life Lessons by Francesca Annis

1. Francesca Annis has demonstrated the importance of hard work and dedication to one's craft, having worked in the entertainment industry for over 50 years.
2. She has also shown that it is possible to have a successful and long-lasting career in the entertainment industry, despite the challenges and uncertainties that come with it.
3. Finally, she has demonstrated that it is possible to have a successful career without compromising one's integrity and personal values.