Pam Ferris Quotes

I didn't understand at first why I couldn't meet a guy for so long. But as time goes by, I understood why actresses usually get married late. I think their hearts for work become bigger and happiness from the work takes the most space in their hearts.

No babies for me until I'm in my 30s! I'm focused on my career right now. I can't even take care of my dog.

I get a little too obsessive with work.

It used to be that you came out of school, and you got married - those who were going to get married. But my peers are getting married in their early 30s, so now there's like this extra 10 years of that angst.

So many women waited until later to get married and then even later after they got married to have children. And then they have problems, and it takes them five, six, seven years to have children.

Since I started acting, I always or often find work takes precedence with me. And that is not necessarily a great rule for life.

When you have kids, you start thinking about their future and you forget about yours.

I didn't want to get married, and I didn't want kids - I knew I wanted to act.

It's no accident that I'm not married and don't have kids yet.

I didn't get married until I was 38.

I had a high-flying career. Never wanted to get married. All I wanted to do was have some fun.

When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career.

I'm still very much about being an actor. That's why I'm not married with kids.

Unfortunately, with fertility, time is not your friend. People are waiting longer to get married and longer to have kids, and so many more people are experiencing fertility issues. But no one ever talks about it.

I just decided that I would not put my professional life on hold to raise children. I know that sounds selfish to a lot of people and I don't know if what I'm doing is the right thing. But that's the way I'm doing it.

I am married to work.

I waited a long time to have children because I had this career that was kind of like my kid, it required as much nurturing.

The reason I haven't had kids yet is because I was so focused on my acting career, hoping I could get something to break.

I have to put my career first.

Everyone has dated or been with a person who is obsessed with their work, and it's immensely frustrating.

Working long hours being single helps because your time is yours. Once you have a family your time isn't all yours anymore. Most of the Mac team, we were in our mid-20's, most of us were single, and we were able to essentially devote our lives to it.

The assumption that people sometimes make is that I have made a cold, calculated decision to put my career ahead of having family, and that's not true.

I didn't have children because I was passionate about having my career.

I couldn't be where I am today if I had children. My focus would be on my children and home. And you can do it later in life.

It sounds crazy, but I'm so married to my work that I rarely meet new people.