Sharon Horgan Quotes

I'm a massive scaredy cat. I'm scared of being in a fast car, I'm scared of being on a rollercoaster, I would never go skiing, I would never do anything that had the possibility of endangering my life in any way. I should get some therapy, really.

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.

I'm a sheep when it comes to opinions; I will change my mind and jump on the bandwagon.

Things change when you get to 40. I'm embarrassed even that I'm going through it. In a very morbid way, at 40 you become aware of how long you've been on Earth and you start to question what you're going to use the remaining time doing.

I love Sutton House in Clapton, a beautiful example of Tudor architecture.

Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to be more pleasing on the eye than men.

The thing is, I love a celebrity interview. Doesn't matter how big or how small. It could be Hillary Clinton or the guy who made it to the third round of 'Popstars,' I'll read it.

I'm the person who will go to a wedding and switch the place cards around because I don't want to sit next to someone I don't know, because I'm so bad at chatting to strangers.

Hackney gets a bit of a bad rap, but it's the only place I've ever lived that felt like a community. I know my neighbours.

I never used to see anything on TV where the man was in the weaker position. It was always the female showing emotion, breaking down, being emotionally torn apart by men.

Comedians ... they're different from actors. There's more ego there. They create the whole thing, I guess, so they're more precious.

If you're not the brightest or if you're not great at sports, or if you're not artistic, then you've got to find a way to make your mark; otherwise you're just this tiny little insignificant dot. I didn't want to be insignificant, so I made people laugh.

Spending way too long worrying about what people think about me is a bad habit.

Personally, my twenties were a complete waste of time. Professionally, I hope some good came of them.

I think that's important to women in comedy, that we get a lot of the good lines and you're not just the girlfriend or the sister.

I despise shows that present friendship where you're always there for each other and really strong because I don't know anyone like that. I mean, I've got great friends, but I can go months without seeing them because I think, 'I just can't deal with having to give you anything.'

I always, always want to make people laugh. In every situation. Even when it's inappropriate.

There are lots of actors, and you need a way to stand out. Writing comedy sketches was a way of doing that.

I'll cry anywhere because I can do it quite subtly. Walking, that's a good time to have a cry.