A biography for Kathy Burkehasn’t been written yet.
“I much prefer to meet actors that are really into the play rather than into the part.”
“If we want equality, we shouldn't then expect to be praised just because we're doing a certain job. That's not equality.”
“I love playing grotesques, I relish it.”
“I'm totally happy with my big, fat self.”
“We only get one life so my happiness is very important.”
“I had two older brothers who kept dirty mags under their mattresses. They didn't know I knew.”
“People would think I wouldn't like Noel Coward. I think he was the original punk in a lot of ways. You know. Saucy. Doing his own thing.”
“I do what I wanna do and I see who I wanna see. And when you get into your forties, it's like being a teenager again, really. Everyone else in their forties thinks they can chat to you.”
“I came on to Twitter in my 50s and I sort of think that was perfect. I am just a ranting old lady really and I like it.”
“From a very young age I'd learned to put on a brave face because of losing my mum. I'd always make jokes if anybody tried to throw sympathy at me.”
“I'm knocking on 50, and I'm still getting recognized for playing a 14-year-old boy. It makes me think I must still look great!”
“Twenty years ago I brought young, unknown film maker Joe Wright with me to a private show of 'Nil by Mouth.' Gary Oldman asked me if he was any good. I said, 'give it a few years and he'll direct you in a film that will win you an Oscar.'”
“I'm a bit obsessed with Lizzo at the moment.”
“Harry Enfield and 'Chums' is very family-orientated, but 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme' isn't for mums and dads.”
“I didn't really feel like a girly girl. I didn't want to wear boob tubes and flared trousers and disco clothes. Then when punk came along it was like, 'Oh great, I can wear ripped jeans and manky t-shirts and flat caps.' It was just perfect timing for me.”
“I don't half love being in my forties! You feel more grown-up and can say 'no' to things without feeling you're letting the whole team down. You don't have to worry about pleasing other people all the time. You just feel more comfortable in yourself.”
“What I enjoy most about directing is the chance of working things out with the writer, plus I need their approval and I like the chat.”
“If I get angry about stuff - I have to say I can use quite fruity language at times which isn't to everyone's taste.”
“Because I didn't have a Mum - she died when I was a baby - my Dad was told by people in authority that it was best for me to go to a convent school.”
“I'm getting really fed up with the way that girls and women get portrayed a lot of the time.”