Cherie Lunghi Professions : Theatre actress Born : April 4, 1952 Browse All Authors Top 45 quotes by Cherie Lunghi I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange. Cherie Lunghi nice acceptance thinking I have that precious commodity - freedom. I can live my life a day at a time, and I am open to whatever the next day brings. I know I sound as if I have been off with some guru in India, but I haven't. I've come to realise the value of being able to decide for oneself. Cherie Lunghi next-day india sound Be yourself - it's the inner beauty that counts. You are your own best friend, the key to your own happiness, and as soon as you understand that - and it takes a few heartbreaks - you can be happy. 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I really like male company. I like the male mind. Cherie Lunghi company males mind I have done so many love scenes in the past that I have learned how to pull off a sexy smoulder on the dance floor. Cherie Lunghi sexy done past With age comes a greater wisdom, an ease and comfort with oneself. Cherie Lunghi age comfort ease I am simply not such a slave to my vanity, and I don't want to be, because as you get older you really have to start accepting the inevitable. Cherie Lunghi vanity slave want The advantage of age is that you swap youth for wisdom. You're so full of insecurities when you're young. 'Who am I? What do I have to do for people to like me?' You get caught up in things. You get very emotional about things. Cherie Lunghi insecurity emotional people There isn't anything I don't eat, although I'm not too keen on creepy crawly things. Other than that, I'm quite adventurous. I like all types of red meat, and I'm not a fussy eater at all. Cherie Lunghi red creepy meat At the beginning of my acting career, I worked for two seasons at the RSC and spent a lot of time in the Cotswolds exploring Shakespeare's countryside. It's my kind of English landscape, with its tiny villages and one-room thatched pubs. Cherie Lunghi careers acting two I come from a strong matriarchal line. I was raised by Gypsy, her sister, Mary, and my maternal grandmother. The result of not having my father live with us meant that, when it came to understanding the opposite sex, it was like working without a map. Cherie Lunghi strong father sex There is so much pressure to be thin, and you constantly compare yourself to others. But confidence is something that comes with age and experience - it has to be earned along the way. Cherie Lunghi pressure age way I've always been terrified about not having money. I've been a big saver and a big earner. When I've been out of work, I've always found another job. I never wanted to get into debt, because money was very tight when I was growing up. I never felt deprived, but I couldn't have the things I wanted. Cherie Lunghi debt growing-up jobs I wear my lines like a soldier wears his medals. They've been earned. They've been fought for - so there's no reason to be ashamed of them. In your 50s, you just care less about that sort of thing. I think it's to do with what's inside you. You can't obsess about the outside. Cherie Lunghi care soldier thinking War is good for absolutely nothing, because no matter how far and wide apart we may live, we're all the same under the skin. We all want to live, laugh and love. Cherie Lunghi skins laughing war There's something about 'Strictly Come Dancing.' Everywhere I go, people wish me good luck; cabbies toot their horns. It's lovely. I have a theory: in straitened times, there's nothing like a bit of unapologetic escapism. Cherie Lunghi good-luck dancing people I have had big relationships. Three times in my life I have felt a special connection, but people talk about looking for love as if it's just like walking into a Starbucks and buying a coffee when you feel like it. It's rare, that special connection. Cherie Lunghi coffee special people Similar Authors Diane Cilento theatre-actress Frances Ruffelle theatre-actress Estelle Parsons theatre-actress Evelyn Laye theatre-actress Megan Hilty theatre-actress Nina Arianda theatre-actress All Authors
