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Martine McCutcheon Quotes

Eating lighter makes you lighter. No one can wave a magic wand.

– Martine McCutcheon

I’ve been told if you’re an actress you can’t sing, if you’re a dancer you can’t act, you can’t do theatre and be respected if you’ve done a TV soap, you can’t have a No. 1 record. All these different things they’ve told me I can’t do, but I wanted to do them, so I’ve done them.

– Martine McCutcheon

If you’re a man and you ask questions, you’re a genius; if you’re a woman, you’re difficult.

– Martine McCutcheon

Any actress will tell you – it’s really hard. If you’re not an A-list Hollywood movie star, if you’re in the middle, there are people who assume you wouldn’t do certain things without even asking you, when actually you probably would. And there are people who always think you are busy doing something else.

– Martine McCutcheon

When I was younger, I used to look at movie stars with pencil-thin noses and think about a nose job. I’ve got a grown-up baby nose; it’s not chiseled and structured. Then I saw how beautiful Audrey Tatou was in ‘Amelie’ and thought, ‘She’s got a nose like mine, and if she can have a baby nose, so can I.’

– Martine McCutcheon

I want to make my mum’s life and my life safe.

– Martine McCutcheon

There are times when I’m so bored with being healthy and organic that I crave sugar and additives.

– Martine McCutcheon

I eat foods such as fish, chicken, fruit and vegetables while avoiding red meat, dairy and wheat.

– Martine McCutcheon

It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally grown up and got my head around the fact that the healthier the food you eat is and the more exercise you do, the lighter you’ll be. It really is that simple.

– Martine McCutcheon

Any actress will tell you, when you’ve been given a starring role in the initial run of a show, you want to be getting the standing ovations every night, not just on review night.

– Martine McCutcheon

I’m a Taurean, so I’m very passionate and determined and materialistic. Down the years, I’ve spent a lot of money and saved a bit of money and had a lot of fun.

– Martine McCutcheon

I look very different on camera compared with how I do in real life. On camera, I look my best when everything is enhanced, especially my eyes – I like a smoky eye. In real life, I like myself best in tinted moisturiser, lip balm and mascara.

– Martine McCutcheon

I think you have to be careful not to do too much as yourself. Otherwise you stop getting the acting roles, and at the end of the day that’s what I love.

– Martine McCutcheon

Adele is great because she promotes the idea of being happy as you are.

– Martine McCutcheon

I’ve grown up in the public eye, and every decision I’ve made has always been so public and often inaccurately reported.

– Martine McCutcheon

I don’t want to fly the flag for being unhealthy and overweight, but I don’t want to fly the flag for being too thin, either.

– Martine McCutcheon

I run or walk three times a week. I do Pilates, too, which is amazing – it makes you longer and leaner.

– Martine McCutcheon

I never rule anything out. I’m an entertainer. Be it presenting, singing, acting, I just do things I love.

– Martine McCutcheon

I love nice things – I consider Ralph Lauren sheets to be a necessity, not a luxury – but I’ve known what it’s like to be poor.

– Martine McCutcheon

I can’t dance on ice, because I’m like Bambi on ice.

– Martine McCutcheon

I don’t think for a second that I’m the best at anything, but I know I’m really good at quite a lot of things because I work hard.

– Martine McCutcheon

I think it takes time to find your natural style and learn not to be swayed by trends that might not flatter you.

– Martine McCutcheon

I believe love isn’t simple, and it’s one of the things that makes people break all the rules.

– Martine McCutcheon

For me, the show must go on – it doesn’t matter how ill you are, you get on and do it.

– Martine McCutcheon

A huge part of youth is how you behave: I’m always looking for fun and anything that makes me feel alive – that in itself keeps me feeling young.

– Martine McCutcheon

I’ve never pretended to be a supermodel.

– Martine McCutcheon