Although I never made it to parliament, I did succeed in attracting the attention of the world's media to what I had to say.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about succes, attention, world
Quotes by Cynthia Payne
22 quotes by Cynthia Payne
Cynthia Payne - british celebrity
Was born on 24 dec 1932.
Origin country: United Kingdom
By 1980, when I came out of prison, The Sun did a campaign to stop putting vice girls in prison. We've talked about it ever since and nothing has been done about it.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about prison, vice, sun, nothing
Galvanised into action by the second trial, I was determined to change Britain's archaic sex laws.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about action, change, sex
I allowed the scriptwriter to come to my parties for research and it's a good thing he did otherwise I don't think Personal Services would've been so good.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about research, good, good luck, things
I know it does make people happy, but to me it is just like having a cup of tea.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about happiness, people
I think all old folk's homes should have striptease. If I ran one I'd have a striptease every week.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about olderness, old
I wrote to Tim Rice about making a musical about an English madam. He wrote back and said that he thought it was a brilliant idea, but he's too busy.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about idea, thinking
In 1992, I completed a three week season at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where I played each night to packed houses.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about season, night
In April 1998, I had the honour of being invited to give a talk in Monte Carlo in the presence of the late Crown Prince Albert of Monaco.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about honour, being
Julie Walters asked me at the premiere whether I liked the film and I said she was more like me in Educating Rita naive, you know.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about film
Like I said in my election manifesto why don't they legalise the whole thing and let people like me work.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about work, things, people
My biographer said that my parties reminded them of a vicarage tea party, with sex thrown in.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about opinion, sex
Novelist Paul Bailey wrote the story of my life, An English Madam, and I became a television and media personality.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about history, personality, television, life
Once the film came out everyone wanted me, including George Michael.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about film
This was the motivation behind my standing for parliament as a candidate for the Payne and Pleasure Party in the Kensington by-election in July 1998.
Quote by Cynthia Payne about motivation, pleasure
