A biography for Dawn Frenchhasn’t been written yet.
“I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation for the reader to come in and explore my imagination is fairly scary for me so I have busied myself with so much else.”
“My daughter couldn't care less about me being famous. She finds it revolting and, like a lot of teenagers, is virtually allergic to me. That started at 12 and hasn't gone anywhere yet.”
“Other than my memory being a bit woolly and my knees being a bit creaky, I don't really think there's anything I can't do.”
“I'm known among my friends for saying things I probably shouldn't sometimes, but I have to get things out in the air.”
“I know what it's like to struggle for cash. When I went to drama school, I worked as a chambermaid to make ends meet.”
“Turning 50 can be difficult, sometimes dangerous, for women. The danger is in that blip that can come from the fact that you become invisible, and if you're not careful and don't embrace that, it can trip you up and you lose confidence.”
“We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can't decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight.”
“I never do any television without chocolate. That's my motto and I live by it. Quite often I write the scripts and I make sure there are chocolate scenes. Actually I'm a bit of a chocolate tart and will eat anything. It's amazing I'm so slim.”
“I've often said the most difficult things I have to say to people through humour. I can very quickly put someone in their place with it. But we all walk away unscathed because there's been some funnies around it, and I'll usually make sure that it comes back at me.”
“I am not, I repeat, NOT a lesbian - even though I'd like to be one when I grow up.”
“It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.”
“For me, whatever age or size I've been, I have rather liked myself. The shell is not the thing at all.”
“I watch schlock telly. Like the 'Kardashians.' I love it. It's my guilty pleasure.”
“I'll always be a fat girl and I am happy with that.”
“Funny how women are ashamed of their inner fairy whereas men are forever proudly displaying their inner cowboy or fireman”