Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Dame Penelope Alice Wilton, DBEis an English actress. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles; playing Homily in The Borrowersand The Return of the Borrowers; and for her role as Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey. She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in Doctor Who...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth3 June 1946
Penelope Wilton quotes about
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The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that other person come out.
I don't think I've been in a supporting role in any of the plays I've done, ever.
people readily themselves understand
I can't understand why people so readily put themselves up to be humiliated.
platitudes rather terribly
I find talking about acting very boring, having to come out with platitudes about how terribly nice everyone is. I would much rather just do it.
people
I don't really care any longer what other people think.
thinking play people
I’ve learnt to listen. I don’t think I always did listen. Not just in plays, but in life. And you have to hear what people are saying before you can respond.
light people unhappy
People in distress behave in a stressful way. They aren't all sweetness and light. They don't behave well when they are unhappy. That's just what I've observed.
america russia house
In my life, I've had estates in Russia, houses in Spain, in Norway, in the deep south of America.
thinking
I've learnt to listen. I don't think I always did listen.
book journey great-journeys
I love the drive from York to Whitby over the moors - one of the great journeys, in my book.
people acting shy
Acting attracts shy people and show-offs.
grumpy older-women
It's true, I've become one of those grumpy older women.