There was one 'crime' during the whole time I was at school, when a fountain pen went missing. Stealing just didn't happen. I was taught not to shoplift, not to steal, not to behave badly. We weren't even allowed to drop litter. Joanna Lumley allowbadlybehave share on social
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
All the trouble you will cause by not leaving a will. All the heartache! Family feuds are going to happen anyway, so be as clear as you can. And even if it's only to leave it to the cat's home, make a will. Joanna Lumley catclearfamily share on social
I can't see any difference in having your hair dyed, your teeth fixed, your nose done, or your face smoothed out or lifted. Joanna Lumley differencedyeface Change image and share on social
As soon as you reach a certain age, you're thrown onto a kind of mental scrap heap. Joanna Lumley ageheapkind Change image and share on social
To be in something as iconic as a Dracula film, and to be playing Jessica van Helsing, who would have been Dracula's choice for a bride, through history and beyond the grave, was a thrill. Joanna Lumley bridechoicedracula Change image and share on social
I love being a grandmother. That feeling you have for your own child - you don't ever think it will be replicated, and I did wonder if I would have to 'pretend' with my grandchildren. But my heart was taken on day one. Joanna Lumley childdayfelt 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
