Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label. Jo Brand More Quotes by Jo Brand More Quotes From Jo Brand I have big friends who won't go swimming because they're too embarrassed about it. I feel that's such a shame, because actually people should be encouraging fat people who are exercising to do it, not pointing and laughing. Jo Brand swimmingexercisepeople I read that book Fat is a Feminist issue, got a bit desperate halfway through and ate it. Jo Brand issuesfeministbook I never think, 'Where am I going to be in a year's time?' That seems to be a sure way of missing the fact that you might be quite happy now. Jo Brand missingyearsthinking I took my husband to the hospital yesterday to have 17 stitches out - that'll teach him to buy me a sewing kit for my birthday. Jo Brand my-birthdayhusbandyesterday School was great. There were no boys there, which didn't really bother me at the time because I had two brothers, so I was quite pleased not to spend any more time with boys. Jo Brand brotherboysschool I have two brothers and we basically spent our lives playing in the woods, falling in ponds, getting chased by wasps and riding donkeys that we shouldn't have been riding. Jo Brand brothertwofall I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's optimistic, cheerful side is doing a good job, which is what I hope I'm doing. Jo Brand optimisticjobsthinking There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society. Jo Brand malesfemalesocial You know it's time for a New Year's resolution to lose weight when you step on a talking scale and it says, "One at a time, please. Jo Brand new-yeartalkingyears When I was a nurse my favourite assignment was the anorexic ward. I sometimes ate as many as seventeen dinners Jo Brand dinnernursesometimes My mum always felt that women deserved as much as men, and should have as much power, so I suppose I opted to go into a very male-dominated arena to try and prove that. Jo Brand should-havetryingmen When I was at school you got an overall general education, on many things, even just basic facts. Jo Brand general-educationfactsschool I've never trained as an actor. I've always thought I'm not a good actor. I've been told I'm not a good actor by a lot of people. Jo Brand good-actorsactorspeople Men are fantastic - as a concept. Jo Brand fantasticconceptsmen Having done a normal job for 10 years, as a psychiatric nurse dealing with emergencies, I know what terrible, hopeless lives some people have. So in many ways, it's great to be able to wield the financial power that I can, and do gigs, fundraisers or give money. I feel lucky I can help out. Jo Brand nursejobsyears When you get to know someone, you find there's something nasty in their woodshed. Jo Brand nastyknows I cannot abide anyone treating another human being like a piece of dirt, whatever the context. Jo Brand dirtpieceshumans The way to a man's heart is through his hanky pocket with a breadknife. Jo Brand heartfoodsex Some men are deeply likable but have attitudes I don't like. Does that mean I should completely dismiss them? It's like saying: if someone votes Tory can you like them? And, yes, I can. I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so many other ways. We have a tendency to oversimplify things. Jo Brand attitudemenmean When I got married, the Sun ran the headline: "Here comes the bride, all fat and wide." Luckily, it was a few days after the wedding - but it was still hideous to read at a great romantic moment. Jo Brand marriedmomentssun
