Stephanie Beacham

One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily…

— Stephanie Beacham

I think the deafness affects me more than I realise I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend,…

— Stephanie Beacham

I'm lucky that most of the time I'm on location in amazing places. Most of the time, I don't need holidays, I…

— Stephanie Beacham

When I got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, a doctor told me to give up the course as I'd be…

— Stephanie Beacham

I have to concentrate more intently when people speak. I always have to position myself on their right side so that I…

— Stephanie Beacham

But as far as my work is concerned, I see no impediment, and various advantages, to being deaf.

— Stephanie Beacham

When I was young I used to smother myself with olive oil mixed with a dash of vinegar to keep the flies…

— Stephanie Beacham

My worst holiday was in Athens when I was a young drama student at Rada in 1965. I ran out of money.…

— Stephanie Beacham

I genuinely enjoy talking one-to-one. I have no shyness about that.

— Stephanie Beacham

I'm the one by the backdoor - I am not the one in the middle of the party.

— Stephanie Beacham

I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be…

— Stephanie Beacham

People keep asking me if I'll marry again. It's as if after you've had one car crash you want another.

— Stephanie Beacham

I can not remember even thinking that I was deaf when I was dancing.

— Stephanie Beacham

We all live in fear of cancer, but to be told you have skin cancer was terrifying.

— Stephanie Beacham

Nothing is going to improve my hearing. I've only got to prevent it from getting worse.

— Stephanie Beacham

When I look in the mirror, I sometimes think I'm getting old, but then I have two generations behind me so that…

— Stephanie Beacham