Jenny Eclair

“Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.”

“My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a determined, ambitious, and sensible girl. She will be a lawyer and I shall be her client.”

“The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.”

“You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”

“I've accepted I can't rely on my work alone, I must rely on my personality.”

“Don't look for a man to solve your problems, find a man who won't be one of your problems.”

“Menopause is a bloody nightmare. It's a hideous, hideous time.”

“I'm very, very good at wasting time. I'm a professional time-waster.”

“I am a control freak. I am a details person. I am a list maker.”

“I've got no-one to blame for my own domestic incompetence.”

“I really do like being a woman. I’m very happy being a woman. I think it’s a brilliant thing to be.”

“Comedy is a very male-dominated world.”