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" I don't understand why gay people are so anxious to get married. "

Miriam Margolyes

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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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" 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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" 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. "

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" 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.' "

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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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" It's so important that people know there was a time before the NHS. It makes them appreciate it more. "

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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'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. "

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

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" I'm not sure I approve of theatre as a university course. I think theatre's something you do. I mean, literature is a subject; theatre is practical. "

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" 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. "

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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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" 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. "

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" I'm a silly little needy person sometimes, and I crouch in a room all alone and think of all the people that I wish were with me. "

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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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" It would be absurd to say I'm not British - you can hear it when I speak. "

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" I really have fallen in love with myself. "

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

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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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" 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. "

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

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

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