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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. "

Miriam Margolyes

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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 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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" I've never been someone who is cast for having a lovely figure but for whatever qualities I could possibly bring to a role, so I'm still castable. "

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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 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. "

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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'd have thought my particular brand of quirkiness, combined with sharp intelligence and a fine voice, would have yielded more. But it hasn't. Yet! "

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

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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. "

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" I cannot accept violence. "

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

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" 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. "

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

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" The American actor is much more used to being physically relaxed and using their bodies better, and English actors are a little bit unrelaxed, but they're better at vocal technique. "

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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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" As long as I am working, I am grateful and happy. "

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