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" After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone. "
Francesca Annis
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" It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time. "
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" I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap. "
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" I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all, I've never had a husband. "
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" Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s. "
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" I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation. "
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" The biggest privilege I've had in my life is being able to make a choice. If you make a choice, it can't be a wrong choice because it seemed like a good idea at the time. "
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" You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities. "
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" I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think that's what really started me off. "
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" I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want. "
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" I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time. "
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" I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it. "
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" My children were brought up with their grandparents, and I was brought up with my grandparents. I think the continuity of moving through life together gives people a certain pride and sense of security. "
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" We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much. "
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" I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here. "
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" My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything. "
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" I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my age. By thinking in decades, rather than whether someone's 42 or 47, you can give yourself a whole 10 years to turn yourself around in. "
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" From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now. "
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" Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family. "
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" I think people should do whatever they want to do. That's the point. Why should you care what other people think or say? You're not living in their pocket. "
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" I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is. "
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" I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks. "
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" I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full. "
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" I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one. "
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" Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive. "
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" The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part. "
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