I had an awful lot to say in what I wore as Romana.

Meaning of the quote

Lalla Ward, an English actor, is saying that the way she dressed as the character Romana allowed her to express a lot about the character. The clothes she wore as Romana were an important way for her to communicate information about that character to the audience.

About Lalla Ward

Lalla Ward is an English actress, voice artist, and author best known for playing the role of Romana II in the BBC television series Doctor Who from 1979 to 1981. She has had a diverse career in entertainment, spanning acting, voice work, and writing.

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Oh, I have to say Romana; she was much more fun to do but I did enjoy the Princess when she was turning bad.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

I was quite happy with the way I went, I think.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

I had an awful lot to say in what I wore as Romana.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

Don’t ask me who my favourite monster was because I’m sick of saying Tom Baker.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

We were only there for five days and during that time Tom was a bit annoyed that the French were more interested in me and my schoolgirl outfit than him and his long scarf.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

Although the French were very friendly and helpful. On one location we were to film at the top of the Eiffel Tower but we couldn’t, as it was so misty with four inches of snow on the ground. We couldn’t see a thing but we finally got it done.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

I enjoyed the promotion with K9 on my introduction day.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

One of the advantages of appearing in such a play is that you begin to understand it properly, I feel Ophelia’s tragedy was that she had been so used by everybody and felt that she bore a great burden of guilt.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

I like that totally mixed up kind of eclectic group of personal props and bits of costume and I think the fun of doing that is where I was very lucky with Doctor Who.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

I think the kind of unexpected I really love is when you open books and the actual way of writing is different and interesting. Like reading Virginia Woolf for the first time or Lawrence Durrell for the first time.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

I can’t bear it that Douglas isn’t still here.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author

I think Douglas was a real one-off. He was so clever and so intelligent and so well read in real science that he could make science fiction work as well as it did. And just such fun to have around, he was just such a lovely man.

Lalla Ward

English actress, author