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" 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. "

Miriam Margolyes

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

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" 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. "

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" 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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" I'm not a comedian, but I do make people laugh. I'm good at it. "

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

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

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

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Positive Attitude

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

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

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" My feeling is that the English are naturally anti-Semitic. "

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

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" I may have a talent for acting, but I am incapable of doing anything else. "

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" I think life is sweeter shared; and if anything were to happen to my partner, I would find it really hard without her because she's the perfect person for my life. "

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" My father was a doctor, so I thought I was going to be a doctor, too, but I couldn't do maths; I couldn't do science. I was hopeless at chemistry. "

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" I had a very good kiss from Bob Monkhouse once. I thought, 'If I was straight, I would go for Bob.' "

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" It's so important that people know there was a time before the NHS. It makes them appreciate it more. "

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" I don't like religion. "

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

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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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" 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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" I've always felt that Donald Trump was a Dickensian character because he is so ridiculous. With his hair and his arrogance, he is certainly Dickensian in his absurdity. "

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

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" As I get older, people do come up to me just to give me a hug. "

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" 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. "

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" It's really hard being old - it's horrible. "

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" My home in Adelaide was the Adina Hotel. "

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