That was my first battle with male authority. I discovered … - Diana Rigg

" "
That was my first battle with male authority. I discovered after a while in The Avengers that I was earning less than the cameraman. I made a bit of a song and dance about it and demanded more. I was ahead of the game, in that respect, because nobody backed me up. There was no sisterhood. In those days, you were on your own.

Diana Rigg

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Diana Rigg

Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (20 July 1938 – 10 September 2020) was an English actress of stage and screen. Her roles include Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965–1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013–2017); and the title role in Medea in the West End in 1993 followed by Broadway a year later.

Also Known As

Birth Name: Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg

Alternative Names: Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg • Diana Elizabeth Rigg • Dame Diana Rigg

All quotes from Diana Rigg Similar Quotes by other Originators

Additional quotes by Diana Rigg

Becoming a sex symbol overnight [in The Avengers] shocked me. I didn’t know how to handle it and I kept all the unopened fan mail in the boot of my car because I didn't know how to respond and thought it was rude to throw it away.

Obviously, it's great that has happened, and great it was a young audience — terrific [...] That's the nature of my profession. The young, I don't expect them to know about my past, but if, through Game of Thrones, they discover me, that's good.

That was my first battle with male authority. I discovered after a while in The Avengers that I was earning less than the cameraman. I made a bit of … - Diana Rigg

About Diana Rigg

Also Known As

Advanced Search Filters

Additional quotes by Diana Rigg