Annis Quotes & Sayings

I don't buy the tabloids, but you're surrounded by it all and people tell you things they've read. I'd be sitting on a train looking over someone's shoulder and thinking: That's familiar ... oh my God, it's me. — Francesca Annis

After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone. — Francesca Annis

Truly charismatic people, in my experience, don't come along very often. — Francesca Annis

I never pursued being 'famous.' — Francesca Annis

If people think I look good, it's the make-up. — Francesca Annis

Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders. — Francesca Annis

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

I'm an actress, not a pinup. — Francesca Annis

You see what you expect to see. You see what you have the labels to see. You see what you have the skills to manage. Everything else is a blur. — Sue Annis Hammond

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

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

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

So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so. — Francesca Annis

Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere. — Francesca Annis

I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want. — Francesca Annis

I have got a few misters interested but nobody special these days. — Francesca Annis

Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be? — Francesca Annis

The best-remembered teachers are the tough ones, who discipline our intellects for the longest journeys. — Annis Pratt

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive. — Francesca Annis

I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring. — Francesca Annis

I turned down a lot of films. — Francesca Annis

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality. — Francesca Annis

I've always kept fit but I've been doing gym and yoga and will be throwing my stilettoes away for a while! — Francesca Annis

She's in the Catskill," Shopie began, but Scathach reached over and pinched her hand. "Ouch!"
I just wanted to distract you," Scathach explained. "Don't even think about Black Annis. There are some names that should never be spoken aloud."
That like saying don't think of elephants, Josh said, "and then all you can think about is elephants."
Then let me give you something else to think about," Scathach said softly. "There are two police officers in the window staring at us. Don't look," she added urgently.
Too late. Josh turned to look and whatever crossed his face
shock, horror, guilt or fear
bought both officers racing into the cafe, one pulling his automatic from its holster, the other speaking urgently into his radio as he drew his baton. — Michael Scott

I like having a good time. It's probably my mother's Brazilian genes in me - party, party. — Francesca Annis

I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret. — Francesca Annis

My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything. — Francesca Annis

Annis had never been a people person, unless 'people person' was defined as a person who ate people. — Derek Landy

The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time. — Francesca Annis

I can easily sleep from nine to 13 hours a night. — Francesca Annis

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

I come from a very hospitable, close, Catholic, matriarchal family. — Francesca Annis

From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now. — Francesca Annis

There's an I in menagerie. - Black Annis — Derek Landy

It's funny, this thing about happiness. It's a commodity that was imported from America in the Fifties. I see myself simply as living my life ... I feel it's pushing your luck to define how happy you are. — Francesca Annis

I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full. — Francesca Annis

I think people should do whatever they want to do. That's the point. Why should you care what other people think or say? You're not living in their pocket. — Francesca Annis

I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time. — Francesca Annis

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

No god ever came down and wiped out a disease. Science did. A vaccine will. — Nick Annis

I do find acting cathartic. — Francesca Annis

I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either. — Francesca Annis

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

In the theatre, once you've gone about eight rows back, everybody else is just listening to you. You're very small, and nobody can really see what you're doing. — 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

Sometimes sushi is just superb, and other times there's nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time. — Francesca Annis

I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation. — Francesca Annis

I have always done exercise because I was a dancer, and it is probably good for you. I have done yoga consistently. — Francesca Annis

I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think that's what really started me off. — Francesca Annis

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

I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting. — Francesca Annis

I didn't choose to be an actress. — Francesca Annis

I go on giving interviews because I've been brought up to support the projects I'm involved in. When you've enjoyed working on a production, you want to do them a favour. — Francesca Annis

They feed you."
"I eat people. They don't give me people to eat. They give me animals. That's barbaric. At least people have a fighting chance to get away. The animals they give me are already dead. It's sickening, that's what it is."
"Annis, you're a unique individual. — Derek Landy

I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it. — Francesca Annis

I'm the same weight now as I've always been-even before having children-but I have to say there's been a redistribution of the flesh! — Francesca Annis

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

I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks. — Francesca Annis

When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer. — Francesca Annis

It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time. — Francesca Annis

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

From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. — Francesca Annis

I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes. — Francesca Annis

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

Everyone has class, one class or another. — Francesca Annis

I thought we were a team," Annis said.
Tanith looked down at her. "We are a team."
"And Sabine? Wasn't she part of it, too?"
"She was a very important part. She was payment."
"Are you going to betray us like you betrayed her? — Derek Landy

You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities. — Francesca Annis

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat. — Francesca Annis

I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself. — Francesca Annis

Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s. — Francesca Annis

Having children with someone is the real bond. — Francesca Annis

I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17. — Francesca Annis

My mother was madly adventurous. My father was an actor - he worked with Gielgud - and my mother came from a very wealthy family. She definitely wasn't meant to marry an actor, but she eloped with him one lunch-time. — Francesca Annis

In films people basically work for the camera, you know, and that's why actors can hate each other and not be speaking to each other and still look as if they're in love because really they're loving the camera loving them. — Francesca Annis

I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap. — Francesca Annis

Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private. — Francesca Annis

I've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth. — Francesca Annis

I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious. — Francesca Annis

I don't really have an image of myself. Now, is that true? Well, maybe I do and it's different, which is why I get shocked when I see how other people experience me. I see myself primarily in a domestic setting. — Francesca Annis

As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted. — Francesca Annis

My children were brought up with their grandparents, and I was brought up with my grandparents. I think the continuity of moving through life together gives people a certain pride and sense of security. — Francesca Annis

Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre. — Francesca Annis

I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie. — Francesca Annis

I think you live a fuller life with someone else, you know, you're firing on all cylinders. It can be a nightmare at times, we all know that, but nevertheless in the end I think to have someone else's input on anything - a book, a meal, your children, life, a walk - is fantastic. — Francesca Annis

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them. — Francesca Annis

I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol. — Francesca Annis

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

Color graced Kate's cheeks as he stepped toward her and drew her into his powerful arms. His heart beat steadily against hers. He surrounded her with his heat as her lips met his.
Just as Shane was getting serious about this particular kiss, there was a knock at the door. Shane lifted his head and growled. Kate laughed softly at his reaction and stepped away from him. His hands on her shoulders, he winked at her.
"Another time, Katie. — Dawn Annis

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one. — Francesca Annis

Eat well and sleep well. That will feed your nervous system and your psyche. As you get older, you look how you feel. — Francesca Annis