Miriam Margolyes

Communication is something we all take for granted.

— Miriam Margolyes

I am stopped in the street by kids and Harry Potter fans all the time.

— Miriam Margolyes

I'm going to be 75 in May. How can I have lived this long and not know anything?

— Miriam Margolyes

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

— Miriam Margolyes

I wish I had a million in the bank. I like round figures. I am a round figure.

— Miriam Margolyes

What's the difference between herpes and love? Herpes is forever.

— Miriam Margolyes

Life, if you're fat is a minefield--you have to pick your way, otherwise you blow up.

— Miriam Margolyes

I think all actors get scared because we're frightened to disappoint.

— Miriam Margolyes

I believe Jews are compassionate people because of what we've suffered. We must not put that suffering onto others.

— Miriam Margolyes

Glenda Jackson called me an amateur in 1976 when we were in a play, 'The White Devil.' I've never forgiven her.

— Miriam Margolyes

Sydney has taken my money, Melbourne has my respect, but Adelaide has taken my heart; I shall return.

— Miriam Margolyes

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

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

— Miriam Margolyes

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

I used to get into bed with my mother every morning, almost until she died, and talk about everything. She was my…

— Miriam Margolyes

From my earliest days, reading was my passion, and at Cambridge, where I studied English literature, my intellectual life deepened and grew.

— Miriam Margolyes

I was terribly upset not to be in 'Dickensian,' so I pretend to look down on it. The part I should have…

— Miriam Margolyes

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…

— Miriam Margolyes

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

With television, attention spans have been shortened. It's something we have to fight against: the dumbing down of the audience. To be…

— Miriam Margolyes

It makes me very sad. Everyone's afraid of each other - Jews are afraid of Palestinians, Palestinians are afraid of Jews. Everywhere…

— Miriam Margolyes

I think I should be described as 'bi' - not bisexual, because I'm not - I'm gay - but 'binational' because I…

— Miriam Margolyes

One of the worst things about ageing is the waning of your physical powers. I live in a house with 64 stairs,…

— Miriam Margolyes

I know that a lot of my life is spent thinking about crisps and eating crisps and hating myself for eating crisps.…

— Miriam Margolyes

It's very hard to talk about Palestine to Jewish people - they see me as a betrayer.

— Miriam Margolyes

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

— Miriam Margolyes

I don't understand why gay people are so anxious to get married.

— Miriam Margolyes

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

— Miriam Margolyes

Unfortunately, I don't know many black people.

— Miriam Margolyes

I studied English literature in university, and then I went straight into radio.

— Miriam Margolyes

As long as I am working, I am grateful and happy.

— Miriam Margolyes

I very much regret that I haven't been taken more seriously. I would love to have been at the National or the…

— Miriam Margolyes

Everything's harder for women: harder to start, to stay employed, to run a life with a family.

— Miriam Margolyes

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

— Miriam Margolyes

People who were gay were pitied and ridiculed by my parents - they had no modern sense of people being allowed to…

— Miriam Margolyes

I've been fat my whole life and pretended I don't mind. But I do mind. It's really stupid that I've gone on…

— Miriam Margolyes

Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount…

— Miriam Margolyes

I wouldn't consider retiring to India: there are too many people, and it's difficult walking along the pavements. I'd love to spend…

— Miriam Margolyes

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

— Miriam Margolyes

I do say things possibly other people don't say. So I shouldn't be too surprised when they are picked up.

— Miriam Margolyes