That's the poisoned chalice: when you're shy, people assume you're arrogant. Catherine Tate arrogantassumechalice Change image and share on social
Any degree of success or achievement for me is only ever a relief. My version of getting carried away is: 'Mmm, that wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.' Catherine Tate achievementbadcarry Change image and share on social
At my core, the glass isn't half-empty - it's not even what I ordered in the first place. Catherine Tate coreemptyglass Change image and share on social
If I hadn't had a baby, a part of me thinks I might have turned up on the red carpets all the time and gone, 'Hi, it's me!' Maybe other people do it because they haven't got kids and they've nowhere else to be. But because I have, I don't feel like that. Catherine Tate babycarpetfeel share on social
I've never really thought I'd get married. It's not that I'm suspicious of it or anything like that, it's just that I don't have a reference for it because my mum wasn't. Catherine Tate havemarrymum Change image and share on social
I will absolutely say that whatever job I was asked to do, whatever schedule I was asked to work, it is never going to be as hard as looking after a child. Catherine Tate absolutelyaskchild Change image and share on social
I've realised I need a gnawing, nagging, anxious doubt when I wake at 4 A.M. Catherine Tate anxiousdoubtgnaw Change image and share on social
Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't second-guess an audience, if you want to be successful, you have to write stuff people like. Catherine Tate audiencecomedyexpose share on social
I went from an unemployed actor's life to doing stand-up comedy, and that was fortuitous. It's not the usual way the crow flies, going from being in a TV sketch show to playing one of Shakespeare's finest characters, but, hey, that's the way it has happened. Catherine Tate actorcharactercomedy share on social
I was not a 'Doctor Who' fan. As a kid, I thought it was scary and for boys. Catherine Tate boydoctorfan Change image and share on social