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" Nobody likes Jews. You can't say people like Jews. We're not popular. We're too smart to be liked. But it has been unacceptable to express anti-Semitism since the Holocaust. "

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" The curious thing is that I embraced homosexuality with as much joy and delight as I've embraced everything else in my life. "

Miriam Margolyes

My Life

Life

Joy

" People who were gay were pitied and ridiculed by my parents - they had no modern sense of people being allowed to be who they were. "

" I still miss my parents every day; I adored them. And when you have no children, friends are even more important to you. "

" From my earliest days, reading was my passion, and at Cambridge, where I studied English literature, my intellectual life deepened and grew. "

" 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've been fat my whole life and pretended I don't mind. But I do mind. It's really stupid that I've gone on being greedy and fat. "

" 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. "

Miriam Margolyes

Used

Actor

" Sydney has taken my money, Melbourne has my respect, but Adelaide has taken my heart; I shall return. "

" Adelaide's charms are compelling. It's not a huge place; the size is manageable, the traffic absurdly light. "

" One of the worst things about ageing is the waning of your physical powers. I live in a house with 64 stairs, and I cannot run up and down them any more; my knee has conked out. "

" I am stopped in the street by kids and Harry Potter fans all the time. "

Miriam Margolyes

I Am

Fans

" Israel is stupid for allowing people to vent their anti-Semitism. "

" It would be absurd to say I'm not British - you can hear it when I speak. "

" It's shameful to admit, but it's been a bit of a lifelong affair, and I do now feel I'm as good as it gets. I'm honourable, kind, friendly, warm, intelligent, generous, and I've got a good sense of humour. "

" People seem comfortable with me. And maybe that's got a lot to do with shows like Graham Norton. You just tell it like it is on those programs. "

Miriam Margolyes

You

" I have no secrets. I decided very early on in life that the strongest position was to be completely open. "

" My home in Adelaide was the Adina Hotel. "

Miriam Margolyes

Hotel

Home

" I want a comfortable old age and to be looked after - I have arthritis - and money is a factor. "

" I think Britain is a bit class-ridden. People tend to be judged by how rounded their vowels are. "

" 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. "

" Anti-Semitism is a rotten thing. It's an ignorant, stupid, horrible thing. As is anti-Muslim feeling. They have to be together. "

" People tend to think I'm funny and fluffy, but I can switch on a sixpence from extreme happiness to utter despair. I'm aware that doesn't make it easy for people sometimes. "

" 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

" My partner of 45 years is Australian, and a big part of her character is that marvellous quality of irony which Aussies possess. I relish their humour and sense of fairness. "

" With television, attention spans have been shortened. It's something we have to fight against: the dumbing down of the audience. To be part of an audience is a privilege. To be with the people on stage, to let them reach you. If you're doing a million other things, they won't reach you. "

" I have a class prejudice - against the upper class, which is foolish. "

" I've burnt my boats, and there they are - smouldering in public view. "

" I don't like class distinction, and there is far too much of that in England. "

" 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. "

" What most infuriates me is the cell phones. If I see someone texting during the show, I walk off the stage. "