44 Diana Rigg Quotes for You to Enjoy

Diana Rigg

British Actress

Born: Jul 20, 1938

Because Me People Theatre Think You

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When my marriage broke up, I went to three separate therapists, and each was worse than the last. I can only speak for myself. There are other people it's been incredibly useful for, but not me. Diana Rigg

Myself Me Marriage People Speak Three Other Incredibly Worse Broke Only Been Up Than Separate Useful Therapists Each Last

I don't generally give interviews unless I have to promote a play and had sworn years ago, having been bitten once too often, never to be interviewed by a woman again. Diana Rigg

Woman Too Unless Interviews Once Bitten Promote Give Having Generally Never Had Been Years Years Ago Often Again Play Sworn

It was an extremely overdramatic play called 'Wild Decembers'. It was all about the Brontes, and they all, one after the other, died of tuberculosis. I remember taking every opportunity to cough over other people's lines. Diana Rigg

People Remember Opportunity Every Other Wild Extremely About Cough Taking Over Lines Tuberculosis Died After Play Every Opportunity

I've played the Greek classics; I've played the English classics. I promise you, I'm not complacent, because I hope to be playing all sorts of stuff that I've never played before while the mind - and the body - still functions. Diana Rigg

Hope You Mind Before Complacent Promise Classics Never Stuff Sort Because Still Greek While Body English Functions Played Playing

The opportunity to be bizarre - I am bizarre, aren't I? - is just so wonderful, isn't it? Diana Rigg

Wonderful Opportunity Bizarre Am Just

I get tetchy with myself when I forget. I also get tetchy when directors ask you for take after take after take after take for no apparent reason. I've heard Maggie Smith gets tetchy for the same reason. Diana Rigg

Myself You Maggie Directors Take Also Smith Heard Forget Get Same Gets After Ask Reason Apparent

There were no prototypes for me - the telly was full of little blonde juveniles. Diana Rigg

Me Telly Prototype Were Blonde Little Full

I was very, very young, living in India. I'd been put to bed in the afternoon, and I had that lovely feeling you have when you're about to nod off. I remember the yellow curtains of the room blowing in the wind and feeling blissfully happy and content. Diana Rigg

You Happy Remember Wind Feeling Young Living India About Had Put Nod Content Blissfully Bed Been Off Yellow Very Blowing Curtains Afternoon Lovely Room

I have no way of comparing myself to other people my age; I can't compare myself with Jane Fonda, can I? I haven't had the work done. I admire the discipline of someone who maintains that degree of beauty, but I'm not prepared to do it. Diana Rigg

It would be nice if they didn't make me get up at 5 A.M. for a 12-hour day. My caravan is never big enough to lie down. There is no little doze. You are knackered by the time you get home. Knackered. Diana Rigg

I don't mean to be oily, but critics are very much part of the theatre. Diana Rigg

Theatre Critics Part Very Mean Much

There are those who have a knowledge and passion for the theatre, and those who don't. Diana Rigg

Knowledge Theatre Passion Those Who

George Lazenby was ill-equipped. It's not for nothing that they didn't offer him any sequels. Diana Rigg

Nothing Him George Offer Any Sequels

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