My parents have sailed around the world; they know what can happen and that it's not always fun, but because I want to do it so much, they agreed and supported me.


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I think a lot of playwrights have a script in their bottom drawer that hopefully no one will ever se...
LAURA WADE
I don't like writing with real people in mind.
LAURA WADE
I think it's disingenuous to believe that being born into a privileged world means you feel like...
LAURA WADE
It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
LAURA WADE
Quite often, little germs of ideas have come from something that I've observed or someone's ...
LAURA WADE
If you want, you can have a coffin made out of cardboard or wicker or papier mache. There's one ...
LAURA WADE
Writing a tribe is fun. They have their own language, their own slang; they repeat it, and it become...
LAURA WADE
A fascinating breed, Old Etonians. Impeccable in their social skills and very portable - you can put...
LAURA WADE
I really don't know where my interest in death comes from. Maybe I've just got a twisted ima...
LAURA WADE
I'm not posh at all. I grew up in Sheffield but never managed to pick up the accent - which was ...
LAURA WADE
I think we love watching rich people behave badly. It has a sort of grisly fascination for us.
LAURA WADE
Hollywood is something imagined... acting is something crafted.
LAURA VANDERVOORT
I still want to do a romantic comedy or a western or a gritty independent film... there's so muc...
LAURA VANDERVOORT
I don't know what it is about me. I don't know if there's something strange... but I con...
LAURA VANDERVOORT
I started doing martial arts when I was about 7, and I got my second degree black belt when I was 19...
LAURA VANDERVOORT
I don't necessarily want to know what people are saying when I'm not around, especially if i...
LAURA VANDERVOORT
I grew up doing martial arts, and I'm a second-degree black belt.
LAURA VANDERVOORT
I've done a lot of sci-fi, so I was a little hesitant because you get pigeonholed into that genr...
LAURA VANDERVOORT
I always do my own stunts, as much as possible. I'm a little stubborn about it.
LAURA VANDERVOORT
I've played such serious characters that no one sees me the way I actually am, which is complete...
LAURA VANDERVOORT
A lot of people think that reptiles don't feel, and they do. I think everyone should keep in min...
LAURA VANDERVOORT
Cycling was the sport of our family - we did it all the time, five days a week.
LAURA TROTT
I've been asked to do 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' and I do get asked to...
LAURA TROTT
I never really had a job, because I've been cycling from such a young age: there was never reall...
LAURA TROTT
Elimination race is my thing. I really enjoy that event.
LAURA TROTT
For all the benefits of being in the public eye, there is the odd downside, too. Twitter goes mad so...
LAURA TROTT
Cyclists need to help themselves and should not jump red lights. I would ride in London, but I certa...
LAURA TROTT
When I first started out in cycling, if there were two girls there, that was successful; but now, if...
LAURA TROTT
The best way for women to get into cycling is to go out in a group, to feel like you're part of ...
LAURA TROTT
My mum was my inspiration. As cliche as that sounds, she was the reason that we started. She chose c...
LAURA TROTT
I don't feel like an idol to anybody. I don't feel anybody should look up to me.
LAURA TROTT
I said back in 2010 when I was rubbish at the European championships, 'If I never win an omnium ...
LAURA TROTT
It's nice to actually look done-up, because people see a different side of me, the more girly si...
LAURA TROTT
I think when I first started cycling, it wasn't that popular with kids. I felt almost embarrasse...
LAURA TROTT
It's all well and good having a women's Tour de France - which I think we need and I think w...
LAURA TROTT
I am very superstitious. I trod on a wet towel before winning the Junior World Championships, and no...
LAURA TROTT
I was thinking on the rollers today that, before a race, if I could just pick my brain up and put it...
LAURA TROTT
Cycling has never felt like a job. To get paid for something that you absolutely love is amazing. I ...
LAURA TROTT
I wasn't really taught about the value of money. I just learnt it as I grew up, but I do remembe...
LAURA TROTT
I can get really nervous before a race. People will think this is mad, but sometimes I have got to t...
LAURA TROTT
I get asked to comment a lot on inequality in cycling, but for me it has never been an issue. Everyt...
LAURA TROTT
People find it hard to fit exercise into their working-day life. Nine to five jobs take up most of y...
LAURA TROTT