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" I think politicians misjudge our intelligence. We can, and do, see through them. But I quite enjoy watching political programmes because they get the heart going. "

Diana Rigg

Heart

Political

Intelligence

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" It's a very powerful medium now, and should be celebrated as such, because we have the greatest television in the world. "

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" Once, when I was playing a nude scene in an indifferent play in New York, a critic wrote, 'Diana Rigg is built like a brick basilica with too few flying buttresses.' Do you think that's fair? "

" I was nourished and nurtured at Stratford as a very young actress. They guided me and forgave me! "

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Very

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Why