I admire politicians. It is a really tough assignment, and I would fall at the first fence. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes admire assignment fall
Ah, Scotland. I am three-parts Scottish and terribly proud of it, although maybe we should divide it into eighths, because my two-eighths are Danish and English, the Lumley part. But the bulk of the rest of me is Scottish - and Scottish ministers especially. Joanna Lumley bulkdanishdivide share on social
In Ethiopia... you might find a seven-year-old expected to take 15 goats out into the fields for the whole day with only a chapati to eat and his whistle. Why are we so afraid to give our children responsibilities like this? Joanna Lumley afraidchapatichild share on social
It's an incredibly difficult thing to bring a giraffe down. They can kill a lion with a single blow from their feet. Joanna Lumley blowbringdifficult Change image and share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
I like people who don't accept boundaries. Like Florence Nightingale. And Napoleon or Louis XIV, though I'm not sure how much I'd have liked to meet them. I admire people who aren't circumscribed by circumstance. Julian Fellowes acceptadmireboundary share on social
I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different or taking it in a weird direction. Chang-Rae Lee artassignmentclass Change image and share on social