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Miriam Margolyes
English
Actress
Born:
May 18
,
1941
Because
Life
Me
People
Think
You
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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
Life
Joy
My Life
Else
Everything
Everything Else
Embraced
Delight
Curious
Much
Thing
Homosexuality
I enjoy finding the right word and giving each its full measure, its full space in a sentence.
Miriam Margolyes
Space
Word
Giving
Enjoy
Right Word
Finding
Sentence
Full
Measure
Each
Right
I don't like class distinction, and there is far too much of that in England.
Miriam Margolyes
Class
Too Much
Too
Distinction
Like
Far
Much
England
I have to keep working because, although I have land, I'm not cash rich and don't have the wealth of high-profile actresses - don't say I'm an 'actor.' That's a bit too modern.
Miriam Margolyes
Wealth
Rich
Too
Say
Bit
Cash
High-Profile
Although
Because
Modern
Land
Working
Keep
Actor
Actress
I wish I had a million in the bank. I like round figures. I am a round figure.
Miriam Margolyes
Wish
Had
Like
Am
Bank
Figure
Figures
Round
Million
I believe Jews are compassionate people because of what we've suffered. We must not put that suffering onto others.
Miriam Margolyes
Suffering
People
Believe
Jews
Others
Must
Onto
Put
Because
Suffered
Compassionate
Everything's harder for women: harder to start, to stay employed, to run a life with a family.
Miriam Margolyes
Life
Family
Women
Everything
Run
Stay
Employed
Harder
Start
I don't understand why gay people are so anxious to get married.
Miriam Margolyes
Gay
People
Married
Understand
Get
Get Married
Anxious
Why
I support children's charities; I just don't want them around me. It's not very admirable, but it's the truth.
Miriam Margolyes
Truth
Me
Admirable
Charities
Support
Around
Very
Just
Children
Want
Them
It's so important that people know there was a time before the NHS. It makes them appreciate it more.
Miriam Margolyes
Time
People
Important
Before
More
Know
Makes
Them
Appreciate
I want people to be open to the idea of sitting down and reading a Dickens book. They will also have a great time.
Miriam Margolyes
Time
Great
Book
People
Will
Reading
Down
Open
Idea
Great Time
Also
Dickens
Sitting
Want
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
Better
Relaxed
Bit
Vocal
More
Physically
American
Being
Little
Little Bit
Much
Bodies
Used
English
Using
Actor
Technique
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
Gay
Cake
Think
Add
Bisexual
Eating
Having
Retain
Like
Because
Australian
Nationality
Being
Which
Should
Your
British
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.
Miriam Margolyes
Service
Myself
Knowledge
Money
Before
Everything
Something
Take
Put
Sort
Because
Am
Came
Australia
Person
Just
Want
Experiences
Gained
England
Who
Bring
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.
Miriam Margolyes
Care
Must
Some
Botox
Like
Look
Comfortable
Surgery
Friends
dont Care
Not Interested
Interested
Plastic
Plastic Surgery
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.
Miriam Margolyes
Science
Doctor
Father
Thought
Hopeless
Chemistry
Too
Maths
Going
Sydney has taken my money, Melbourne has my respect, but Adelaide has taken my heart; I shall return.
Miriam Margolyes
Respect
Heart
Money
Melbourne
Shall
Taken
Return
Sydney
I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers.
Miriam Margolyes
Positive
Attitude
Positive Attitude
Rappers
Towards
Very
I want a comfortable old age and to be looked after - I have arthritis - and money is a factor.
Miriam Margolyes
Age
Money
Old
Old Age
Factor
Looked
Comfortable
Arthritis
Want
After
I don't for a second regret my closeness to them because they were wonderful, golden parents who gave me so much confidence.
Miriam Margolyes
Me
Confidence
Wonderful
Regret
Parents
Gave
Because
Were
Closeness
Golden
Them
Much
Who
Second
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.
Miriam Margolyes
Life
My Life
Partner
Think
Would
Find
Perfect
Perfect Person
Shared
She
Because
Without
Were
Person
Happen
Anything
Really
Sweeter
Hard
Her
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.
Miriam Margolyes
Alone
Me
People
Sometimes
Wish
Think
Needy
Silly
Crouch
Were
Person
Little
Room
The main fear about growing old as an actor is not losing the looks. I never had any to speak of, and what I had I've still got, but losing the memory is another matter.
Miriam Margolyes
Memory
Speak
Fear
Losing
Matter
Old
About
Main
Never
Had
Looks
Another
Got
Still
Any
Growing
Growing Old
Actor
I've burnt my boats, and there they are - smouldering in public view.
Miriam Margolyes
Burnt
Public
Boats
View
Getting older is a hideous experience; I'm so glad I only have to do it once. But I've kept my mind, my career, my relationship, and I have enough money - I've been blessed.
Miriam Margolyes
Relationship
Experience
Getting Older
Money
Mind
Blessed
Older
Enough
Enough Money
Once
Hideous
Only
Glad
Been
Getting
Career
Kept
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
Gay
People
Parents
Sense
Had
Allowed
Were
Modern
Pitied
Being
Who
Ridiculed
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