With a diplomat father, for whom foreign postings were a fact of life, my siblings and I were expected to attend boarding schools in Britain. Arabella Weir Read Quote
I can’t write about my greatest mistakes because I’ve slept with most of them. Arabella Weir Read Quote
My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo. Arabella Weir Read Quote
I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my father’s occupation, so we were on long-haul flights all the time. Arabella Weir Read Quote
Both Plockton and the Isle of Muck in north-west Scotland are incredibly beautiful. Sadly, Plockton has been discovered by tourists because it’s where they shot Hamish Macbeth. Arabella Weir Read Quote
I have never done a package tour in my life. It appeals in a way, but then I remind myself that you can’t control the other people with you, which could turn out to be ghastly. Arabella Weir Read Quote
The crushing, pitiful, and frequently just plain risible pathos of an unsuccessful actor/performer’s life is well charted. Arabella Weir Read Quote
I’m the co-chair of the PTA at my kids’ school, Ashmount Primary, in north Islington, London. Arabella Weir Read Quote
Look, I want what’s good for everybody. I want to promote good state education for all. I want to raise standards for all kids, irrespective of race and class but why can’t they all just do what I say when I know I’m right? Arabella Weir Read Quote
