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" 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. "
Miriam Margolyes
Modern
People
Parents
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" I studied English literature in university, and then I went straight into radio. "
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Radio
" I should have got thin, but I eat too much. I hate the word 'moderation.' "
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Too Much
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" 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 want to explore the range of emotions it is possible to feel. "
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Possible
Feel
" I've burnt my boats, and there they are - smouldering in public view. "
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View
Boats
Burnt
" Old people have a much better time in India because they're respected. "
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Better
India
" I can't recall a bad review - maybe I'm due one. But the worst thing would be if somebody said I was inaudible. Reach your audience's ears - only then can you reach their hearts. "
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Reach
Bad
Worst
" I'm going to be 75 in May. How can I have lived this long and not know anything? "
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Long
Lived
May
" I'm not a comedian, but I do make people laugh. I'm good at it. "
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Comedian
Good
Make
" I don't like 'comedy,' I like 'life,' which has everything in it. "
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Which
Everything
Life
" I support children's charities; I just don't want them around me. It's not very admirable, but it's the truth. "
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Truth
Just
Me
" Sydney has taken my money, Melbourne has my respect, but Adelaide has taken my heart; I shall return. "
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Heart
Sydney
Melbourne
" I have a class prejudice - against the upper class, which is foolish. "
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Prejudice
Class
Foolish
" 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. "
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Feel
Intelligent
Good
" If I could give my younger self one piece of advice, I would say, 'Lose weight.' "
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Advice
Younger
Give
" It would be absurd to say I'm not British - you can hear it when I speak. "
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Hear
British
You
" I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers. "
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Positive Attitude
Attitude
Positive
" Glenda Jackson called me an amateur in 1976 when we were in a play, 'The White Devil.' I've never forgiven her. "
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Me
Never
Devil
" 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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Come
Seem
Mother
" I'd have thought my particular brand of quirkiness, combined with sharp intelligence and a fine voice, would have yielded more. But it hasn't. Yet! "
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Voice
Brand
Thought
" I know that a lot of my life is spent thinking about crisps and eating crisps and hating myself for eating crisps. It's just not worth it. Or it wouldn't be if crisps weren't so delicious. "
Miriam Margolyes
Know
Thinking
Life
" 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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More
Used
Actor
" Israel is stupid for allowing people to vent their anti-Semitism. "
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People
Israel
Anti-Semitism
" My vocabulary is vast and expert, and I don't think I overuse any word. "
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Expert
Word
Think
" 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. "
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You
Me
Like
" I do say things possibly other people don't say. So I shouldn't be too surprised when they are picked up. "
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People
Other
Say
" 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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Myself
Love
Work
" It's really hard being old - it's horrible. "
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Horrible
Really
Hard
" I used to get into bed with my mother every morning, almost until she died, and talk about everything. She was my closest confidante always. I had no secrets from her. "
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Secrets
Bed
Morning
" 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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Reading
Days
Life