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" My mother kept all my awards on the sideboard of her front room, and she polished them. She polished everything religiously. And it doesn't take long for the very thin layer of gold to disappear and the base metal underneath to show through. "

Glenda Jackson

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" Why put make-up on when you only have to take it off again? "

" When I have to cry, I think about my love life. When I have to laugh, I think about my love life. "

" I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music. "

" It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that's not the world we live in. "

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" Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant. "

" No, I didn't think of myself as an idealist. I consider myself as a believer in what I regard as the Labour Party's basic principles, which have to do with equality and 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you'. You know, the golden rules. "

" One hell of an outlay for a very small return, with most of them. "

" No, I'm not recognized in London. What would people recognize? "

" I've always been ambitious to be very good at what I do. "

" I told them I wouldn't sign a blank cheque. "

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" I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better. "

" My money goes to my agent, then to my accountant and from him to the tax man. "

" When I was feeding myself by being a professional actress, I never got a good notice in the 'Evening Standard.' And when I changed direction and became a Labour MP, I was the wrong political party for the 'Evening Standard.' "

" I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition. "

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