I think when I started out, when I was very young, I wanted to be an actor and do the great epic tragedies. Anita Dobson More Quotes by Anita Dobson More Quotes From Anita Dobson You can't stop getting older; you just have to keep going and laugh a lot. Anita Dobson laugh you keep-going getting-older I think you can do as much damage to yourself going to the gym and running as you do good. So my mission in life is just to keep myself 'good' - in good health, as fit as I can be, a little bit of stretching, and just think positive and enjoy life. Anita Dobson good myself positive life If you're a good actor, you should be able to do soap, comedy, Shakespeare, musicals, pantomime, and something like 'Frozen.' Of course, you will be better at some things, but who says you can't do them all? The intent should always be to stretch yourself and broaden your horizons. Anita Dobson yourself better good you Brian and I have ups and downs like every marriage does. Although he's a legend, he's still, inside, an ordinary man, and I have got to remember that once we get inside the door, it's just us two. Anita Dobson ups-and-downs man marriage remember You don't get everything in life. You make decisions and have to live by them. If you make the right decisions, at the time you have no regrets. Anita Dobson live you time life I'm very protective of friends and family. Anita Dobson friends-and-family friends family Everything in life is a double-edged sword. Anita Dobson sword life-is-a everything life It's important to me to keep testing myself in life so that I don't get pigeonholed. Anita Dobson myself me important life I knew of Queen, and I knew of Freddie, but I didn't know who the rest of the band were. I became friends with Freddie first; then I got to know the others. Anita Dobson queen rest know friends 'EastEnders' changed everything. I was a jobbing actress living in Stepney, and I was on the dole at one point. Then people started to send me scripts, which was always my dream. Anita Dobson me always dream people To make a marriage work, you have to want to. If you want to stay with that person, you will. It's simple. Anita Dobson you marriage simple work We learn by misfortune. Anita Dobson misfortune learn There's no secret it's hard work. Even though Brian's the love of my life, and he's absolutely adorable, it's not easy, and we have to work at it. But because we love each other and keep working at it, it pays off. Anita Dobson hard-work work love life I'd sue the bottom off my husband if he dared to put me in one of his films, and he knows that. Anita Dobson he me husband knows Something devastating can happen to you, and it can have positive consequences. By the same token, something fantastic can happen, and it can bring a lot of trouble. That's life. Anita Dobson you trouble positive life The reason I wanted to do 'Strictly' in the end is that you come out of it having learned something. Anita Dobson end something you reason To be playing Joan Crawford is as good as it gets. Anita Dobson joan-crawford gets playing good When I was a kid, I used to watch all those Sunday afternoon matinees featuring all the Hollywood greats. Anita Dobson kid afternoon hollywood sunday People who are geniuses, once they get going, you really have to keep up. Anita Dobson going who you people The last place you'll find me is the gym. It seems to me to be a waste of time - I could spend that time doing so many other things. Anita Dobson me you gym time