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Honor Blackman

(1925–2020) Actor United Kingdom

15 quotes in 109 categories

Honor Blackman was an actor from the United Kingdom, best known for The Fisherman and His Wife (Funny Fables).

Quick Facts About Honor Blackman

Born: August 22, 1925
Died: April 5, 2020
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Actor
Notable works: The Fisherman and His Wife (Funny Fables)
Spouse: Maurice Kaufmann

About Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman was an English actress and singer, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers (1962–1964), "Bond girl" Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964), Julia Daggett in Shalako (1968), and Hera in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). She is also known for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom The Upper Hand (1990–1996).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Honor Blackman

I'm very fond of Norfolk. My husband came from there and the kids love it. Devon is beautiful, too.

Beautiful

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I've travelled around the UK a lot recently and have discovered that I really like trains. If you're in the quiet carriage,…

Carriages

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No More Avengers! There's nothing new to get out of it - I want to go forward, not backward.

Avengers

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I'm the slowest reader in the world, because I perform it all in my head.

Books

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Female television viewers paid attention to Catherine Gale.

Attention

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My father was in the civil service. I can remember standing in a bus shelter in the pouring rain, and that we…

Bus

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South Africa is the most beautiful country I have been to. Canada is also hugely underrated.

Beautiful

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I'm told leather drives men up the wall. I like wearing it because it because it feels nice.

Feels

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There have been plenty of very bare hotels with couples humping next door. I don't stay in very grand hotels.

Bare

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Really, in a way, I took over the male role.

Male

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I hate everything about airports from getting there to taking off.

Airports

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In fact, I'll be taking a lot of Cathy Gale with me. I expect that was why I was chosen for the…

Chosen

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Apart from anything else, I find boots are too hot except in wintry weather. At home I usually wear a sweater, shirt…

Boots

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Most of the Bond girls have been bimbos. I have never been a bimbo.

Bond girl

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Domestic violence can be so easy for people to ignore, as it often happens without any witnesses and it is sometimes easier…

Attitude

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