Quotes by Glenda Jackson

"I told them I wouldn't sign a blank cheque."

"Why put make-up on when you only have to take it off again?"

"I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition."

"I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious."

"Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant."

"I've always been ambitious to be very good at what I do."

"I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music."

"When I have to cry, I think about my love life. When I have to laugh, I think about my love life."

"I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better."

"My money goes to my agent, then to my accountant and from him to the tax man."

"You've got to sing like you don't need the money."

"One hell of an outlay for a very small return, with most of them."

"It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that's not the world we live in."

"If I'm too strong for some people, that's their problem."

"Men can be a great deal of work for very little reward."