Miriam Margolyes

Actress

1941-05-18

Books by Miriam Margolyes

This Much Is True
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Chinese Women's Stories
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Dickens' Women (Audio Editions)
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Quotes by Miriam Margolyes

I want a comfortable old age and to be looked after - I have arthritis - and money is a factor.
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Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount of confidence by my parents.
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In terms of my development as an artist, playing Professor Sprout wasn't all that important because she is well within my capabilities as an actress. But in terms of marketability, it made an enormous difference.
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There's a strong melancholic streak in me.
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My mother died of a stroke in 1974, and for a long time, I blamed myself. She was utterly devastated when I told her I was a lesbian not long before.
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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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I don't think people realise how important it is to have your blood pressure checked. Stroke is so sudden, so catastrophic.
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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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I was terribly upset not to be in 'Dickensian,' so I pretend to look down on it. The part I should have played, Mrs. Gamp, is done brilliantly by Pauline Collins, but I entered this world for no other reason than to play that part.
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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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Israel is stupid for allowing people to vent their anti-Semitism.
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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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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 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.
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