Maureen Diane Lipman, CBE (born 10 May 1946) is a British film, theatre and television actress, columnist and comedian.
Acting requires absorption, but not self-absorption and, in the actor's mind, the question must always be 'Why am I doing this?,' not 'How am I doing it?
What does a Californian make for dinner? Reservations.
Jewish Alzheimer's is forgetting everything except a grudge.
I suppose the nearest equivalent to a bar mitzvah in terms of emotional build-up would probably not even be one's wedding day, but one's coronation.
My idea of a good work-out is two hours spent worrying about the bags under my eyes.
Did you ever meet a mother that complained that her child phoned her too often? Me neither.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then get up. This is no time for sloth.
I've discovered over the years that if my hair is all right, then generally speaking, so am I.
A tortoise is, I suppose, a Jewish pet. It knows its place. Out on the lawn. It doesn't bark. It doesn't tear the Dralon.
Of all the forms of exercise that I have done, Power Plate® training is the most concise. If I start my session at 9. 30am, I know I can be at my desk by 10. 15am and I can even fit in a workout before rehearsals. Power Plate® exercise is not at all intimidating, and I know that in a short session I have had a complete workout.
As for blondes having more fun, well, let me dispel that rumor forever. They do.
Chutzpah' is best defined as a small boy peeing through someone's letter box, then ringing the doorbell to ask how far it went.
You know the worst thing about oral sex ? The view.