So often actors only mix with actors, which is quite incestuous, and doesn't give them the insight into how other people work.

- Penelope Keith

I don't feel 'vibes' when I enter a building - don't feel the previous owners looking down on me. But I do know when a place feels friendly.

- Penelope Keith

I think I'm a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn't want to live my life surrounded by other actors all the…

- Penelope Keith

Older people, who just happen to have been around longer, may not be cleverer than the young, but they have seen more.

- Penelope Keith

I'm a bit of a Scotophile. I have a house on the Black Isle, so I'm in Scotland quite a lot and think Edinburgh is just the most beautiful city.

- Penelope Keith

I love touring, I really do.

- Penelope Keith

In this great age of communication, there a lot of people you can't actually understand. I know everyone tweets, and twits and texts and all that, bu…

- Penelope Keith

Everyone wants instant everything, and they want instant success, but I always think you should treat things in the arts like a garden, and let them …

- Penelope Keith

Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

- Penelope Keith