Dawn French

Divorce is not easy, but if you genuinely put your kids first, that dictates the civility you should show each other. What example are you otherwise? ”

The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero. ”

The theatre is one of those muscles - if you don't exercise it, it becomes a strange and truly fearful place. ”

I think of myself now as a writer, although I wouldn't go as far as to say 'novelist' because that sounds like a Victorian person. ”

If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush. ”

Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about? ”

Writing has become my great joy - I simply love it. ”

I watch schlock telly. Like the 'Kardashians.' I love it. It's my guilty pleasure. ”

When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy. ”

Any people whose lives are about the way they look, whether it's fat or thin, are in a dangerous area. ”