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. Catherine Tate backdefaultform Change image and share on social
Nothing is ever going to be as important or as exciting as a baby. Everyone has their highs and lows, but if you've got that one constant in your life - in my case, a baby - the highs are never going to be as big, and the lows are never going to be as bad. Catherine Tate babybadbig share on social
I went from an unemployed actor's life to doing stand-up comedy, and that was fortuitous. It's not the usual way the crow flies, going from being in a TV sketch show to playing one of Shakespeare's finest characters, but, hey, that's the way it has happened. Catherine Tate actorcharactercomedy share on social
'Writing' always means 'not writing' to me because I will do anything to put it off. I think this is mainly because writing anything down and then handing it over to a third party - especially in comedy - is such an exposing act that you naturally want to delay the process. Catherine Tate actcomedydelay share on social
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 made myself become the funny one so that would be my label rather than the ginger one or the red-faced one. Catherine Tate buildconfidenceface share on social
My mum left my dad when I was six months old, so I don't know him at all. I had no male figures in my life, really. I had my godfather, but he's more like a grandfather, so I was quite sheltered. I've never tried to find my father. Catherine Tate dadfatherfigure share on social
Although I was a shy child, I was also a bit flamboyant. Catherine Tate bitechildflamboyant Change image and share on social
I've realised I need a gnawing, nagging, anxious doubt when I wake at 4 A.M. Catherine Tate anxiousdoubtgnaw Change image and share on social
Any degree of success or achievement for me is only ever a relief. My version of getting carried away is: 'Mmm, that wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.' Catherine Tate achievementbadcarry Change image and share on social
No one got anywhere by being too scared to open their mouth in case nobody laughed. Catherine Tate caselaughmouth Change image and share on social
