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" I want a comfortable old age and to be looked after - I have arthritis - and money is a factor. "
Miriam Margolyes
Money
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Age
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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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" I don't think people realise how important it is to have your blood pressure checked. Stroke is so sudden, so catastrophic. "
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" I had a very good kiss from Bob Monkhouse once. I thought, 'If I was straight, I would go for Bob.' "
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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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" 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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" It makes me very sad. Everyone's afraid of each other - Jews are afraid of Palestinians, Palestinians are afraid of Jews. Everywhere I see fear, not understanding. Reason went out of the window a long time ago. "
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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'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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" I'm going to be 75 in May. How can I have lived this long and not know anything? "
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Lived
May
" 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 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 Britain is a bit class-ridden. People tend to be judged by how rounded their vowels are. "
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Bit
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" My father was a doctor, so I thought I was going to be a doctor, too, but I couldn't do maths; I couldn't do science. I was hopeless at chemistry. "
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Father
Doctor
Thought
" I don't understand why gay people are so anxious to get married. "
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People
Why
" While researching my ancestry I have unearthed many skeletons. It would seem that I come from a long line of ne'er-do-wells, especially on my mother's side. "
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" If I could give my younger self one piece of advice, I would say, 'Lose weight.' "
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Younger
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" I have to keep working because, although I have land, I'm not cash rich and don't have the wealth of high-profile actresses - don't say I'm an 'actor.' That's a bit too modern. "
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Land
Rich
Say
" That's one reason India is an attractive proposition for retiring. Servants are much more reasonable than in England. It's not exploitation so long as you pay a proper salary. "
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Reason
Long
You
" Although my parents both liked her, they just didn't approve of a same-sex relationship. Nowadays, people say that you must let children be what they are, but when I was growing up, the parents defined the child - and my parents had a definite vision of how they wanted me to be. "
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Children
Parents
Relationship
" I love political cartoons from the 19th century, and whenever I complete a piece of acting work that I'm particularly proud of, be it a film or play, I treat myself to a picture by caricaturist James Gillray. "
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" My vocabulary is vast and expert, and I don't think I overuse any word. "
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Word
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" Unfortunately, I don't know many black people. "
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People
Many
Know
" My home in Adelaide was the Adina Hotel. "
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Hotel
Home
" I really have fallen in love with myself. "
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Love
Fallen
Really
" Adelaide's charms are compelling. It's not a huge place; the size is manageable, the traffic absurdly light. "
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Place
Light
Traffic
" I am stopped in the street by kids and Harry Potter fans all the time. "
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Fans
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" It's really hard being old - it's horrible. "
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Really
Hard
" I've burnt my boats, and there they are - smouldering in public view. "
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Boats
Burnt
" I wish I had a million in the bank. I like round figures. I am a round figure. "
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Round
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