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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. "

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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" 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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" Home is wherever I hang my hat. "

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