You have to let kids live their own lives and make their mistakes, but it is difficult now because there are so many things in their lives which weren't in mine - I never had Facebook. And some of the things I see now I'm appalled by. So I'm as nosey about my daughter's life as I can be. I tell her, 'I'm all over you, whether you like it or not.'

Dawn French

Categorized in : Kids Mistake Daughter

Funny how women are ashamed of their inner fairy whereas men are forever proudly displaying their inner cowboy or fireman

Dawn French

cowboy women forever

Im constantly astounded by how amazing women are. And as we go through all these different stages of life as long as you share them with others and say, Well, this is bloody weird, you can get through everything.

Dawn French

amazing-woman different long

If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush.

Dawn French

moss fabulous painting

Turning 50 can be difficult, sometimes dangerous, for women. The danger is in that blip that can come from the fact that you become invisible, and if you're not careful and don't embrace that, it can trip you up and you lose confidence.

Dawn French

turning-50 sometimes facts

Any people whose lives are about the way they look, whether it's fat or thin, are in a dangerous area.

Dawn French

people looks way

I've never disliked myself, and my weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem.

Dawn French

weight self-esteem self

I'm known among my friends for saying things I probably shouldn't sometimes, but I have to get things out in the air.

Dawn French

my-friends air sometimes

I am not, I repeat, NOT a lesbian - even though I'd like to be one when I grow up.

Dawn French

repeats growing-up grows

I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.

Dawn French

stairs personality home

I never do any television without chocolate. That's my motto and I live by it. Quite often I write the scripts and I make sure there are chocolate scenes. Actually I'm a bit of a chocolate tart and will eat anything. It's amazing I'm so slim.

Dawn French

slim chocolate writing

Young people need their own private places which mothers don't belong to, even if they want mother all around the edge of that.

Dawn French

mother people needs

There is a latent fairy in all women, but look how carefully we have to secrete her in order to be taken seriously. And fairies come in all shapes, colours, sizes and types, they don't have to be fluffy. They can be demanding and furious if hey like. They do, however, have to wear a tiara. That much is compulsory.

Dawn French

hey taken order

Other than my memory being a bit woolly and my knees being a bit creaky, I don't really think there's anything I can't do.

Dawn French

knees memories thinking

The best way to lose weight is to put the handle of the fridge two inches from the ground.

Dawn French

weight two way

It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.

Dawn French

dad daughter beautiful

Writing has become my great joy - I simply love it.

Dawn French

simply-love writing joy

I've often said the most difficult things I have to say to people through humour. I can very quickly put someone in their place with it. But we all walk away unscathed because there's been some funnies around it, and I'll usually make sure that it comes back at me.

Dawn French

humour said people

I'm not a big drinking person and hardly ever have alcohol. Perhaps it's not sweet enough for my sweet tooth.

Dawn French

alcohol drinking sweet

People need to learn to take everyone as they are.

Dawn French

people needs

Evolving into a middle-aged person is quite interesting if we can understand what it means. I would like to think it meant being a bit sure of what I want.

Dawn French

mean interesting thinking