Jo Brand Quotes

I never think, ‘Where am I going to be in a year’s time?’ That seems to be a sure way of missing the fact that you might be quite happy now.

I like to read my diary occasionally to remind myself what a miserable, alienated old sod I used to be.

My mum and my husband are from Irish backgrounds so we have a lot of potatoes. Chips, mashed, boiled, new potatoes, I love them all. Even the slightly wanky ones like Duchess potatoes that go up in a little spiral.

I’m a Luddite with computers, and I’m slightly worried about being hacked as well.

I’ve no interest in fashion, shoes, handbags, or sweaty shopping.

I think it’s so easy when you have children just to turn your focus inward on your family and because, when they’re young, you don’t sleep very much, you’re walking around like a zombie most of the time anyway. It’s a really important part of my life to have good friends, you have to work quite hard to keep the relationships going but it’s worth it.

I’m a real Kentish maid, you know.

I never ever take into consideration the consequences of my actions until it’s too late.

I’m just trying to spread the word and upturn the myth that actually you should be resting after cancer treatment. You shouldn’t; you should be getting out and doing any kind of exercise you can. You don’t have to run a marathon, but you just have to up your activity levels.

Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in the edit, while their own hilarious jokes end up being ejected into the ether.

I’m not a flag waver for obesity. It’s not healthy, and you have a crap life because there is such a downer on it.

We women continue to swallow this line that it’s unladylike or even proof of being a lesbian if you wear flat shoes like Doc Martens. I’m prepared to put up with that accusation, because at least my feet aren’t killing me and I don’t look like a bandy ostrich.