Quote

I'm not pert and perky anymore - when you're over 60, it's 'feisty.'

There's more pressure on women to be chirpy and perky.

Occasionally the state of the planet can knock me off my perky perch.

I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.

I'm not posh or common, I'm in between.

In the early part of my life I carried the flame for fiery women: perky women who were not dumb.

I certainly never saw myself as posh.

I'm not posh at all. I grew up in Sheffield but never managed to pick up the accent - which was careless because there'd be some cache now in being a northern playwright, but I missed out on that one.

I've had to spend an awful lot of my life trying to pretend I'm not posh. Although once I open my mouth, I rather let things out the bag.

I don't care about money or fame or anything like that, but it would be a perk.