Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Helen Stephenson Connollyis a New Zealand clinical psychologist, writer and actress who is now a resident in both the United Kingdom and United States. She is best known for her work as an actress and comedian during the 1980s. She has written several books, which include a biography of her husband Billy Connolly, and presented a psychology-based interview show called Shrink Rap on British television...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth4 December 1949
CityAuckland, New Zealand
CountryAustralia
Prior to setting sail, I'd taken survival courses and become proficient with firearms. Knowing I could take care of myself really changed me.
I was thoroughly spoiled, I had a great career, everything I could possibly want materially, great husband, great kids, everything.
I was grateful for my psychological training, because it prepared me to step back a little and contextualize Billy's experiences.
Sexual dreams aren't usually about sex.
The work of a psychotherapist involves being empathic and insightful with one's patients without getting too lost in their painful stories to be helpful.
There was a special challenge in describing the awful childhood of a person who happens to be my own husband. It was very painful at times, for both of us.
It is one thing to go on stage and be funny or be in a good place in your career, but for a woman, actually facing the elements in a physical way is a very powerful thing.
There's been a number of erroneous biographies, articles and so on written about Billy and we both thought it would be a good idea to produce a true one.
Love is an obsession. It has that quality to it. But there are healthy obsessions, and mine is one of them.
The Notion Of A Contemporary Epiphany To Me Is Very Exciting, Because It's A Sort Of Biblical Thing. It's Something That Has Happened To People In Other Centuries Or In The Context Of Religious Experience...!!!
Being in one's 50s is a powerful time.
After all my probing into the human brain, I should still be aware of mysteries and come up with them myself.
There is a probably natural and learned reticence with myself talking about my early life.
Being a psychologist did enable me to maintain objectivity.