Joyce Grenfell

“I'm a 'two-lunch' woman.”

“George, don't do that.”

“Life is not a dress rehearsal.”

“Stately as a galleon, I sail across the floor, doing the military two-step, as in the days of yore.”

“If I can make one person laugh, I'm happy.”

“My father... had a saying that we should be 'in the world but not of it'.”

“I am an enthusiast. I love to be enthusiastic. It's a lovely feeling.”

“I think people are the most interesting things in the world.”

“I always wanted to be an actress. I didn't know it, but I did.”

“It's a mistake to look too far ahead. The curtain will lift on the next scene in its own good time.”

“I think it is very important to be a private person. You have to have a sense of reserve.”

“One can't be sentimental about a house. A house is just a building. It's the people in it who matter.”

“I am a happy woman. Not all the time. But I am a happy woman.”

“I suppose I'm a bit of a chameleon. I can adapt myself to my surroundings.”

“I can't bear rudeness. It's the one thing that gets me.”