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" I can't recall a bad review - maybe I'm due one. But the worst thing would be if somebody said I was inaudible. Reach your audience's ears - only then can you reach their hearts. "

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" I refused to be filmed getting off a bus twice. The director said, 'I'm an award-winning director. Please do it', and I said, 'I never thought I'd say this, but I'm an award-winning actress with a bad leg, and if your film depends on seeing me get in and out of a bus, we're in trouble.' "

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" Nobody likes Jews. You can't say people like Jews. We're not popular. We're too smart to be liked. But it has been unacceptable to express anti-Semitism since the Holocaust. "

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

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

" I am stopped in the street by kids and Harry Potter fans all the time. "

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" Glenda Jackson called me an amateur in 1976 when we were in a play, 'The White Devil.' I've never forgiven her. "

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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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Just

" I don't like class distinction, and there is far too much of that in England. "

" I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers. "

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

" 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. "

" I have a class prejudice - against the upper class, which is foolish. "

" I've always felt that Donald Trump was a Dickensian character because he is so ridiculous. With his hair and his arrogance, he is certainly Dickensian in his absurdity. "

Miriam Margolyes

Arrogance

Character

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

" I love political cartoons from the 19th century, and whenever I complete a piece of acting work that I'm particularly proud of, be it a film or play, I treat myself to a picture by caricaturist James Gillray. "

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

" I know that a lot of my life is spent thinking about crisps and eating crisps and hating myself for eating crisps. It's just not worth it. Or it wouldn't be if crisps weren't so delicious. "

" One of the worst things about ageing is the waning of your physical powers. I live in a house with 64 stairs, and I cannot run up and down them any more; my knee has conked out. "

" I don't like 'comedy,' I like 'life,' which has everything in it. "

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

" Israel is stupid for allowing people to vent their anti-Semitism. "

" I think I should be described as 'bi' - not bisexual, because I'm not - I'm gay - but 'binational' because I retain British nationality, and I add to it being Australian, which is like having your cake and eating it. "

Miriam Margolyes

Eating

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" I wouldn't consider retiring to India: there are too many people, and it's difficult walking along the pavements. I'd love to spend two or three months a year there. "

" Although my parents both liked her, they just didn't approve of a same-sex relationship. Nowadays, people say that you must let children be what they are, but when I was growing up, the parents defined the child - and my parents had a definite vision of how they wanted me to be. "

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

Miriam Margolyes

Regret

Seriously

" 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. "

" I've been very lucky - I've worked consistently, and I haven't had to kiss a lot of people on stage. "

" I don't care what I look like. I must be comfortable. Some of my friends have plastic surgery and Botox, but I'm not interested in it. "

" I still miss my parents every day; I adored them. And when you have no children, friends are even more important to you. "

" What most infuriates me is the cell phones. If I see someone texting during the show, I walk off the stage. "