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" I don't think people realise how important it is to have your blood pressure checked. Stroke is so sudden, so catastrophic. "

Miriam Margolyes

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" I think life is sweeter shared; and if anything were to happen to my partner, I would find it really hard without her because she's the perfect person for my life. "

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" Everything's harder for women: harder to start, to stay employed, to run a life with a family. "

Miriam Margolyes

" Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount of confidence by my parents. "

Miriam Margolyes

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

Miriam Margolyes

" My home in Adelaide was the Adina Hotel. "

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" It's shameful to admit, but it's been a bit of a lifelong affair, and I do now feel I'm as good as it gets. I'm honourable, kind, friendly, warm, intelligent, generous, and I've got a good sense of humour. "

Miriam Margolyes

" My mother died of a stroke in 1974, and for a long time, I blamed myself. She was utterly devastated when I told her I was a lesbian not long before. "

Miriam Margolyes

" I really have fallen in love with myself. "

Miriam Margolyes

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

Miriam Margolyes

" People seem comfortable with me. And maybe that's got a lot to do with shows like Graham Norton. You just tell it like it is on those programs. "

Miriam Margolyes

" That's one reason India is an attractive proposition for retiring. Servants are much more reasonable than in England. It's not exploitation so long as you pay a proper salary. "

Miriam Margolyes

" Old people have a much better time in India because they're respected. "

Miriam Margolyes

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

Miriam Margolyes

Positive Attitude

" My partner of 45 years is Australian, and a big part of her character is that marvellous quality of irony which Aussies possess. I relish their humour and sense of fairness. "

Miriam Margolyes

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

Miriam Margolyes

" Mummy was absolutely the rock in my life. It was not that I didn't love my father; he was such a quiet man, and she was not. She was the most vivid person I have ever known. She was accomplished and brave and fearless. She used to say to me, 'I want you to be able to talk to anyone about anything.' "

Miriam Margolyes

" I was waiting for a train at Waverley Station in Edinburgh. My knee was hurting, so I asked a young man for his seat. He replied, 'There's one over there'. I said, 'Please', and when he refused I poured my water over him. "

Miriam Margolyes

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

Miriam Margolyes

" 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. "

Miriam Margolyes

" My vocabulary is vast and expert, and I don't think I overuse any word. "

Miriam Margolyes

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

Miriam Margolyes

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

Miriam Margolyes

" I want people to be open to the idea of sitting down and reading a Dickens book. They will also have a great time. "

Miriam Margolyes

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

Miriam Margolyes

" I had a very good kiss from Bob Monkhouse once. I thought, 'If I was straight, I would go for Bob.' "

Miriam Margolyes

" 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. "

Miriam Margolyes

" My father was a doctor, so I thought I was going to be a doctor, too, but I couldn't do maths; I couldn't do science. I was hopeless at chemistry. "

Miriam Margolyes

" 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. "

Miriam Margolyes

" I've been fat my whole life and pretended I don't mind. But I do mind. It's really stupid that I've gone on being greedy and fat. "

Miriam Margolyes

" I don't like religion. "

Miriam Margolyes