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12 quotes by Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate (born Catherine Ford on 12 May 1968) is an English comedian, actress and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTA Awards. Following the success of The Catherine Tate Show, Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of Doctor Who and later reprised her role, becoming the Doctor's...
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When I realised I had a facility for humour, I latched on to it, and it gave me confidence and I built my personality around it. So I subconsciously... →

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By a lot of people's standards, I lived a very privileged life. I never wanted for attention, I never wanted for material things. In some ways, I... →

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I realised that if you get yourself labeled as the funny one, people don't look any further. I've used that as I've got older. It's... →

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Putting TV stars in plays just to get people in is wrong. You have to have the right people in the right parts. Stunt casting and being gimmicky does... →

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I've realised I need a gnawing, nagging, anxious doubt when I wake at 4 A.M.

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Although I was a shy child, I was also a bit flamboyant.

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I'm an incredibly negative person, so any form of success is only ever going to be a relief to me and set my default position back to neutral.

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I used to go red when anybody spoke to me. It's awful because you absolutely cannot control it. If you are a child that blushes, or is shy, the... →

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I'm naturally quite lazy, and I actually think I'm lax about my career. None of my work defines who I am.

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I'm not frightened of a bit of silence.

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Because I was a shy and awkward child, I used humour to deflect attention. It was a controlling mechanism. Because I could use it to control my image.

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I will absolutely say that whatever job I was asked to do, whatever schedule I was asked to work, it is never going to be as hard as looking after a... →

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