Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis

22 quotes

Born in 1945, English actress Francesca Annis built a reputation that extends far beyond any single accomplishment. Beyond television roles in Reckless (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999), Deceit (2000), and Cranford (2007), Francesca Annis proved equally skilled at capturing ideas in a sentence or two. Discover 28 of Francesca Annis's most memorable quotes, ranging across Women, Family, Home, Famous, and Experience. Readers often gravitate to this one: "The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband."

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“So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.”

— Francesca Annis

Success

All Quotes by Francesca Annis

“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.”

— Francesca Annis

Health

“So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.”

— Francesca Annis

Success

“I never pursued being 'famous.'”

— Francesca Annis

Famous

“I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.”

— Francesca Annis

Family

“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

Great

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

— Francesca Annis

Fear

“Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.”

— Francesca Annis

Famous

“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

Family

“However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.”

— Francesca Annis

Dating

“After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone.”

— Francesca Annis

Alone

“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.”

— Francesca Annis

Technology

“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

Family

“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

Home

“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

Change

“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

Women

“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

Age

“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

Age

“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

Family

“Truly charismatic people, in my experience, don't come along very often.”

— Francesca Annis

Experience

“The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband.”

— Francesca Annis

Funny