Hermione Gingold Quotes

Hermione Gingold mixes witty bluntness with playful takes on love and culture.

14 quotes

1. Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns.

2. Sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and still do - which is the more important.

3. To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman.

4. People who think about the past have no future.

5. A diet is when you watch what you eat and wish you could eat what you watch.

6. What Americans call cross-ventilation, the English call draughts.

7. One of the nicest things about living in America is the fact that sooner or later you are practically bound to get an award of some sort or other.

8. Love is a worn-out word. People love their cat, they love their house. I've never been in love with anyone but myself.

9. Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue.

10. My worst fault is my belief that if you put bills unopened behind a picture frame, there is no need to pay them.

11. My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.

12. She never sets foot out of her apartment or her past.

13. I got all the schooling any actress needs. That is, I learned to write enough to sign contract.

14. A great city is a great solitude.