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" Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive. "
Francesca Annis
Everything
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" Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere. "
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" I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting. "
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" I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap. "
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" I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself. "
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" I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17. "
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" I've always kept fit but I've been doing gym and yoga and will be throwing my stilettoes away for a while! "
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" So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so. "
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" I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims. "
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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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" When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer. "
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" The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time. "
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" I have always done exercise because I was a dancer, and it is probably good for you. I have done yoga consistently. "
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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 was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol. "
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" Truly charismatic people, in my experience, don't come along very often. "
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" Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women. "
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Think
Women
Look
" 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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" I am pretty self-indulgent. "
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Am
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" I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret. "
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" After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone. "
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Home
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" Having children with someone is the real bond. "
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Bond
Real
" However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them. "
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Successful
You
" There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality. "
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Celebration
" If people think I look good, it's the make-up. "
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People
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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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" I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes. "
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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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" 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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