"I've got this very strong sense that I can't possibly be a proper adult because I don't have a single item in my wardrobe that would save me from drowning."
This quote by Miranda Hart humorously expresses the feeling of immaturity or unreadiness for adulthood due to her lack of practical items, like waterproof clothing, in her wardrobe. It suggests a sense of unease about conforming to the expected norms of adult responsibility and preparedness.
"If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the answer." - Sherlock Holmes, but in my head with a slight southern accent.
This quote suggests that when faced with a problem or mystery, it's important to first discard any implausible solutions. The remaining possibilities may seem unlikely, but they are the most reasonable answers left. In a Southern drawl, this quote might sound like: "If ya eliminate the unbelievable, whatever's left, even if it don't make sense, that's the solution, suh." It emphasizes logical reasoning and methodical thinking to solve complex problems or mysteries.
"I don't want to achieve. I want other people to achieve and then, when they are successful, I want to go: I was there at the beginning. I set it up."
Miranda Hart expresses a desire for association rather than achievement in this quote. Instead of personally seeking success, she wishes to be present during the journey of others' accomplishments. This sentiment suggests a gratification derived from witnessing others grow and succeed, while subtly taking credit for her initial involvement or support.
"I used to think any job that involved wearing trousers instead of a dress must be very important indeed."
Miranda Hart, in this quote, humorously expresses her perception of professional importance based on clothing attire, specifically the distinction between dresses and trousers. She suggests that jobs requiring trousers are perceived as more significant or important because they traditionally symbolize power or authority. This observation reflects a societal bias where certain clothing choices can subconsciously influence perceptions of a person's role, status, or importance in a given situation.
"I've noticed that everyone you avoid ever seems to turn up where you are, like bananas in a fruit salad."
This quote by Miranda Hart suggests that people we intentionally distance ourselves from or avoid tend to appear in our lives unexpectedly, much like how bananas randomly distribute throughout a fruit salad without any obvious pattern or arrangement. It's a humorous way of expressing the universal phenomenon whereby certain individuals seem to have an uncanny knack for showing up in our lives, even when we try to keep them at bay. This quote may serve as a reminder that it's challenging to escape or avoid people entirely and that some encounters can be unavoidable, much like finding bananas amidst other fruits in a fruit salad.
I spent my childhood clad in 1970s hand-me-downs, primarily from male cousins, which mainly consisted of a selection of beige, brown and orange dungarees. That, combined with a perfectly round pudding-bowl haircut, made me look, on a good day, like a cross between Ann Widdecombe, one of the Flower Pot Men, and a monk.
- Miranda Hart
It's a vicious circle. If you feel hideous, you convey it to people. A couple of male friends from university have said, 'I quite fancied you, but I wouldn't have dared...' and I was like, 'Oh really?' I was completely amazed that anyone had ever fancied me, and also that I'd obviously given an impression of 'Don't touch me.'
- Miranda Hart
I absolutely don't write for women - far, far from it. It's so not what I want to do. Some of the writers, who have helped out at the beginning and end of the process - they're all men - have suggested quite feminine subjects they want me to explore. And I'm always, simply, 'No.' I don't want to do diets, don't want to. I just can't do it.
- Miranda Hart
I'm not a stereotypically beautiful woman, and I'm so happy that I'm not. I've seen those ladies - the need to be attractive at all times is ghastly. Also, in your twenties, if you are beautiful, everything comes to you, so you never need to develop a personality. I never had that problem.
- Miranda Hart
If taking one-self seriously as a woman means committing to a life of grooming, pumicing, pruning and polishing one's exterior for the benefit of onlookers, then I may as well leave my unwieldy rucksack to the top of a bleak Scottish hill and make my home there under a stone, where I'll fashion shoes out of mud and clothes out of leaves.
- Miranda Hart
I loved school. Not sure how much I focused on the education; just had fun and played lacrosse for seven years. It was lucky I had sport, which I was good at, so it didn't matter that I wasn't great on the academic side, or not brilliant at drama. Although I am still bitter about not being in the school choir. Furious, actually.
- Miranda Hart
I do feel that there is a little confusion in people's minds between the real me and sitcom Miranda. I am pleased that people identify with the character, but I think they want me to be her and are disappointed that the real Miranda doesn't actually fall into graves or be that rubbish at life.
- Miranda Hart
I think there are different kinds of comedians, and I prefer the clowns who are going: 'I'm an idiot, aren't we all a bit like this, laugh at me.' Whereas, a lot of other comedians are saying: 'Aren't I clever? You want to be me, aren't I cool? Revere me.' Which is fine. But that's not my bag.
- Miranda Hart
By the age of 13, I knew I wanted to be a comedian like Morecambe and Wise. So, obviously, I thought I'd better start practising my interviews for Parkinson. Don't look shocked - I wasn't the only teenager to imagine that. Though I may have been the only one to have chosen T'Pau as my walk-on music.
- Miranda Hart
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