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

Miriam Margolyes

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" I enjoy finding the right word and giving each its full measure, its full space in a sentence. "

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" I am not the sort of person who divests myself of everything that came before I came to Australia. I want to take all the knowledge and experiences I gained when I was in England and put it at the service of Australia because I have to bring something to Australia - not just money but myself. "

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

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" Where I think the American actor is slightly at a disadvantage is in vocal technique. I don't think that words are their friend in the same way that English actors are used to using words: understanding about consonance and how to shade a vowel to show emotional color. "

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