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. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
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. — 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 Image
I'm not really a practising Jew but I keep a kosher kitchen just to spite Hitler. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
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 Image
I have a class prejudice - against the upper class, which is foolish. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
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 Image
Israel is stupid for allowing people to vent their anti-Semitism. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
Life, if you're fat is a minefield--you have to pick your way, otherwise you blow up. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
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 Image
I may have a talent for acting, but I am incapable of doing anything else. — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
