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Inspirational Quotes by Francesca Annis
- As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.
- Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.
- I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time.
- I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes…
- If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
- After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone.
- Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.
- Everyone has class, one class or another.
- Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.
- I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
- My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.
- So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.
- You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
- I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims.
- I didn't choose to be an actress
- I don't really have an image of myself. Now, is that true? Well, maybe I do and it's different, which is why I get shocked…
- I never pursued being 'famous.'
- The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.
- Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
- I am pretty self-indulgent.
- I do find acting cathartic.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento