J.L. Bond Quotes

When I write I just keep a waste paper basket handy in case I am experiencing a block.

I was nostalgic even as a young man. Preferred listening to Opera not Bing Crossby.

I don't travel so much now, I get tired

I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport.

The middle-aged woman is the ground bed of the audience that watches television and yet they are absolutely invisible.

Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.

When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.

When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40 are finding very little happening.

I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.

One of my earliest memories is of being about three and a half, climbing through the legs of a man who I didn't know was the famous actor, Patrick Magee.

I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.

It's one of the oldest theatrical adages: never work with children or animals.

I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.

My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.

I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.

I'm very shocked when I look at television and I see such an aggressive youth and image obsession in the representation of women on our screens.

The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.

I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.

If I pop off and do something drastic, everyone's going to realise because they know I'm 50. Anyway, middle-aged women are sensational.

I grew up without the rose-tinted look at the profession many of my friends had, but I've been very lucky playing major roles in 'An Ideal Husband', 'Arcadia' and 'The Memory of Water'.

My nickname is Bondy. But not because of the Bond films - it was my surname a long time before I did those.

"True expertise is the most potent form of authority."

Tell the truth, lies are difficult to remember.

Win the game in your mind, before the starting whistle.

Rather than compare yourself to others, compare your present progress with your potential.

The bashful beggar has an empty purse.

When you fail to succeed the first time, keep trying. It's called life.

Winners lose more often than losers lose.

Success is a game, you must want to win.

Success is failure inside out.

Part of me shall dwell in my daughter to call upon in times of need of course.

Absolution exists, call it Christian or whatever. It’s far older than any creed, and one of our blessings.

All I can tell you is that at the end, there's nothing left but love.

Long after you have reached the end of your natural span, part of you will dwell within me . . . as I shall be in you to the last of your days and even after.

Happiness can be as elusive as a small fish darting away in a mountain stream.

Having friends was weird . . . but in a good way.

I didn't mind walking into danger on my own. Not the concept of it, anyway.

Courage doesn't mean never being afraid. We're all afraid sometimes. Bravery means doing the right thing anyway. That's true strength.

I didn't like showing weakness, not to anybody.

It was not something you could call friendship

It figured my family would get along better with Clark than they did me.

The man was a bully. A bully who'd elevated himself to a high-level position, but a bully just the same. No amount of flattery would change how I saw him.

Harmony is everything, your central nervous system can bear witness to that in every area of your life...if you let your soul step to the open MIC!

As a boy, reading was my religion. It helped me to discover my soul. Later, writing helped me to record its journey.

Sublimely mysterious and immeasurably powerful, is the stewardship that the sound of music can have over the soul.

Ideal humane leadership begins with a real demonstration of love, continues relating with acceptance of fellow humankind and consciously follows that through with every opportunity.

...for everytime I see the sky I'm aware of belonging to the universe than to just one corner of the earth.

For nature does things in good order: And birds and butterflies recognizeNo man-made border