A lot of things in 'Parents' I find very truthful. Sally Phillips findlotparent Change image and share on social
My mum's from Yorkshire and my parents aren't snotty or posh - they're very hard workers, both of them. Sally Phillips hardmumparent Change image and share on social
When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke. Sally Phillips absurdcreatefalse Change image and share on social
I don't have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice more, and avoid sugar. Sally Phillips avoidbreakdiet Change image and share on social
When I'm depressed, I definitely comfort eat, but I also eat when I'm happy. The only time I don't eat is if I am terribly nervous. Sally Phillips comfortdepresseat Change image and share on social
TV feels quite constipated, and the thing I find particularly difficult is the branding of the channels where it's not 'Is it a good script?' but 'Is it a BBC2 script?' Sally Phillips bbc2brandchannel Change image and share on social
As a writer myself, my job has very often been to also write on the job. So you get the script and a vague idea of how the scene might work, and you then add funny words or change the script. I'm not the world's best writer or the world's best actor, but I can do that thing where I can fix - or ruin - fix-slash-ruin, add quirk, add value. Sally Phillips actoraddchange share on social
My blood runs cold when I hear the 'great news' that we have found a marker for the Down's syndrome gene, which means we can identify it more easily. Why is that good news? It's only good news if you're going to terminate. Sally Phillips bloodcoldeasily share on social
I've got a great relationship with my dad, but I can imagine how annoying it would be if I had to move back into his house. Sally Phillips annoybackdad Change image and share on social