A biography for Angela Scanlonhasn’t been written yet.
“My inability to keep a plant alive is a source of great amusement for my friends. It's pathetic, embarrassing. I mean, I can't even keep mint and that stuff would grow in a barren womb.”
“I do love Brian Cox in 'Succession.'”
“There is no Brexit contingency for me - it is just see what happens for me. I do think there is a very special relationship between Ireland and the U.K. and I don't see that breaking down because of what is going on, but it is tough.”
“House of Hackney is one of my favourite stores ever.”
“I like to think I'm an early adopter but sometimes my mind moves faster than my body.”
“Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter best known for her self portraits, was an icon.”
“I don't have anything to hide. I don't live a celebrity life.”
“Relentless is not the sexiest word to describe yourself. But I will say I am resilient. I don't wound easily.”
“I've taken to downloading endless podcasts so I can educate myself without any effort whatsoever.”
“I think the way reality TV has gone just doesn't really do much for me any more. The contestants aren't 'civilians,' as they used to be called when 'Big Brother' started, going in without any agenda.”
“Al Pacino and Jeff Bridges do it for me in a big way.”
“I grew up an Irish Catholic - which I now have mixed feelings about - so went to mass. As we got older, Mum and Dad left us four girls at home.”
“I have always had a tumultuous relationship with plants. I fall head over heels, we start off so well but within days, sometimes even hours, my beautiful green lover has wilted before my eyes.”
“The animals in my life have largely been the outdoor animal-kind, not the indoor basically-human-kind.”
“In a world with a permanent filter, we are keen to peel back the layers.”
“There is something beautifully vulnerable and transparent about 'putting yourself out there' in a really honest way.”
“Technology is a beautifully shiny double-edged sword.”
“Going on reality TV is a shrewd business move now: I miss the innocence of how it used to be.”
“Mushrooms grow from rot and thrive on death. It feels symbolic.”
“On an emotional level, sleep is the greatest gift you can give yourself.”