Dame Joanna Lumley has described humans as 'unbearably vain and destructive' in a new interview. The actress, known for her role in Absolutely Fabulous, expressed her views while promoting her upcoming appearance in the BBC's A Ghost Story For Christmas: The Room In The Tower.
Speaking to Radio Times, Dame Joanna said she believes in ghosts and loves frightening stories. She noted that great creators like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn believed in gods, adding: 'I think if we skip out on that, we’re missing out on something.'
The 77-year-old actress, who is married to conductor Stephen Barlow, went on to criticise humanity's impact on the planet. 'We’ve become unbearably vain and destructive and we can’t remember how to stop destroying,' she said. 'If history could be written by anything other than human beings, we would be seen as a plague, unable to stop breeding, to stop destroying, using up, never replacing.'
Dame Joanna urged people to 'strive not to be completely bloody, to make amends for humans’ dreadfulness to each other and the planet.' She stars opposite Tobias Menzies in the latest episode of Mark Gatiss's A Ghost Story For Christmas, which is based on E F Benson's 1912 short story.
The actress will also appear in the Amandaland Christmas special alongside her Absolutely Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders.
