Emily Atack

I got really bored of sitting around waiting for work or for the next movie to come along that only 100 people would see. I got bored of being skint, of twiddling my thumbs, wondering how to take my life to the next stage.

British Actress

Ian Watson

I'm working class. Not because my family have always been skint or because I'm from the grim north, but because I am from a class of people who believe in work. In paying their way.

British Writer

Mackenzie Crook

It's not a very secure industry. I've spoken to a couple of people recently who had a successful TV show and then found themselves absolutely skint and struggling to find a job.

English Actor

Shaun Ryder

Adidas have been my pals for years. I might have been skint these past few years but I might also have been naked if they'd not kept sending me the freebies.

Anna Chancellor

If I had married someone wealthy when I was young, I would have sunk like a stone. Being skint makes life quite clear. You've got to take that job.

English Actress

Alan Hansen

I always wanted to be a golfer, only I realised that if I'd played golf I would have been skint.

Scottish Athlete

Bill Nighy

When you have a family, or even when you're just seeing a girl, it's difficult to be skint.

Ncuti Gatwa

I was so skint when I moved down to London and I never had money, ever.

Pete Doherty

Being skint, drunk, paranoid - no, I don't wish that for myself.

English Musician

The money all went to the taxman. I'm completely skint.

English Dancer

Skint is informal slang, used more in casual conversation than in formal writing or speeches.

Casual Slang

Skint is predominantly used in the UK, so non-British English speakers might not be familiar with it.

British Use

Avoid using 'skint' in professional or business situations, as it's too casual and could be seen as unprofessional.