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" There's a strong melancholic streak in me. "

Miriam Margolyes

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" It's very hard to talk about Palestine to Jewish people - they see me as a betrayer. "

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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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" Being in Australia makes me happy. My partner is Australian, and my home is in Australia, and it's ridiculous not to be Australian - it's a logical step to take. "

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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. "

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" 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. "

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" I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers. "

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Positive Attitude

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

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" Home is wherever I hang my hat. "

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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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" I think all actors get scared because we're frightened to disappoint. "

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" I'm a silly little needy person sometimes, and I crouch in a room all alone and think of all the people that I wish were with me. "

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

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" I should have got thin, but I eat too much. I hate the word 'moderation.' "

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" I believe Jews are compassionate people because of what we've suffered. We must not put that suffering onto others. "

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" 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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" I've been very lucky - I've worked consistently, and I haven't had to kiss a lot of people on stage. "

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" I don't like religion. "

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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. "

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" 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. "

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" I studied English literature in university, and then I went straight into radio. "

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" I don't like 'comedy,' I like 'life,' which has everything in it. "

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