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" Anti-Semitism is a rotten thing. It's an ignorant, stupid, horrible thing. As is anti-Muslim feeling. They have to be together. "

Miriam Margolyes

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" Where I think the American actor is slightly at a disadvantage is in vocal technique. I don't think that words are their friend in the same way that English actors are used to using words: understanding about consonance and how to shade a vowel to show emotional color. "

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" I cannot accept violence. "

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" People tend to think I'm funny and fluffy, but I can switch on a sixpence from extreme happiness to utter despair. I'm aware that doesn't make it easy for people sometimes. "

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" I believe Jews are compassionate people because of what we've suffered. We must not put that suffering onto others. "

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" I very much regret that I haven't been taken more seriously. I would love to have been at the National or the RSC. "

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" I have no secrets. I decided very early on in life that the strongest position was to be completely open. "

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" I used to get into bed with my mother every morning, almost until she died, and talk about everything. She was my closest confidante always. I had no secrets from her. "

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" The main fear about growing old as an actor is not losing the looks. I never had any to speak of, and what I had I've still got, but losing the memory is another matter. "

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" The curious thing is that I embraced homosexuality with as much joy and delight as I've embraced everything else in my life. "

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" Adelaide's charms are compelling. It's not a huge place; the size is manageable, the traffic absurdly light. "

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" Communication is something we all take for granted. "

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" I may have a talent for acting, but I am incapable of doing anything else. "

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" I want to explore the range of emotions it is possible to feel. "

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" I do say things possibly other people don't say. So I shouldn't be too surprised when they are picked up. "

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" I want a comfortable old age and to be looked after - I have arthritis - and money is a factor. "

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" Being in Australia makes me happy. My partner is Australian, and my home is in Australia, and it's ridiculous not to be Australian - it's a logical step to take. "

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" From my earliest days, reading was my passion, and at Cambridge, where I studied English literature, my intellectual life deepened and grew. "

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" Sydney has taken my money, Melbourne has my respect, but Adelaide has taken my heart; I shall return. "

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" As I get older, people do come up to me just to give me a hug. "

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" I should have got thin, but I eat too much. I hate the word 'moderation.' "

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" With television, attention spans have been shortened. It's something we have to fight against: the dumbing down of the audience. To be part of an audience is a privilege. To be with the people on stage, to let them reach you. If you're doing a million other things, they won't reach you. "

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" I support children's charities; I just don't want them around me. It's not very admirable, but it's the truth. "

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" I wish I had a million in the bank. I like round figures. I am a round figure. "

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" I'm going to be 75 in May. How can I have lived this long and not know anything? "

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" I am not the sort of person who divests myself of everything that came before I came to Australia. I want to take all the knowledge and experiences I gained when I was in England and put it at the service of Australia because I have to bring something to Australia - not just money but myself. "

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" In terms of my development as an artist, playing Professor Sprout wasn't all that important because she is well within my capabilities as an actress. But in terms of marketability, it made an enormous difference. "

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" Home is wherever I hang my hat. "

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