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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. "

Miriam Margolyes

Eating

Gay

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Miriam Margolyes

Strong

Streak

" It's really hard being old - it's horrible. "

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

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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.' "

Miriam Margolyes

Seeing

Bad

" Home is wherever I hang my hat. "

" 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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Miriam Margolyes

Arrogance

Character

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" 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 don't like religion. "

Miriam Margolyes

Religion

" If I could give my younger self one piece of advice, I would say, 'Lose weight.' "