Joan Hickson

I love getting back to Wivenhoe. I get out of my wig, bustle and costume in three minutes flat at the end of the play before jumping into a taxi outside the theater and catching the train home.

I thought I was the wrong shape: that Miss Marple would be much fluffier than me, much more wearing shawls and things. But I was persuaded, and now, well - I can only do it my way.

Retirement is fatal. Luckily, in my profession, you don't have to retire.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!