My mother died of a stroke in 1974, and for a long time, I blamed myself. She was utterly devastated when I… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
My father was a doctor, so I thought I was going to be a doctor, too, but I couldn't do maths; I… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
I used to get into bed with my mother every morning, almost until she died, and talk about everything. She was my… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
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… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
I still miss my parents every day; I adored them. And when you have no children, friends are even more important to… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
People who were gay were pitied and ridiculed by my parents - they had no modern sense of people being allowed to… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Although my parents both liked her, they just didn't approve of a same-sex relationship. Nowadays, people say that you must let children… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
Mummy was absolutely the rock in my life. It was not that I didn't love my father; he was such a quiet… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
It's very hard to talk about Palestine to Jewish people - they see me as a betrayer. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
I'm not really a practising Jew but I keep a kosher kitchen just to spite Hitler. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
People seem comfortable with me. And maybe that's got a lot to do with shows like Graham Norton. You just tell it like it… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
The American actor is much more used to being physically relaxed and using their bodies better, and English actors are a little bit unrelaxed,… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
Life, if you're fat is a minefield--you have to pick your way, otherwise you blow up. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
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… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
I may have a talent for acting, but I am incapable of doing anything else. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
It's shameful to admit, but it's been a bit of a lifelong affair, and I do now feel I'm as good as it gets.… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
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… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share
