- Nov 07, 2020
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- Crouch
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 were with me.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount of confidence by my parents.
- Nov 07, 2020
There's a strong melancholic streak in me.
- Happiness
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- Nov 07, 2020
People tend to think I'm funny and fluffy, but I can switch on a sixpence from extreme happiness to utter despair. I'm aware that doesn't make it easy for people sometimes.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Glenda Jackson called me an amateur in 1976 when we were in a play, 'The White Devil.' I've never forgiven her.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a very good kiss from Bob Monkhouse once. I thought, 'If I was straight, I would go for Bob.'
- Open
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no secrets. I decided very early on in life that the strongest position was to be completely open.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
The main fear about growing old as an actor is not losing the looks. I never had any to speak of, and what I had I've still got, but losing the memory is another matter.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sydney has taken my money, Melbourne has my respect, but Adelaide has taken my heart; I shall return.
- Hotel
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- Nov 07, 2020
My home in Adelaide was the Adina Hotel.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
Adelaide's charms are compelling. It's not a huge place; the size is manageable, the traffic absurdly light.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 is on those programs.
- Nov 07, 2020
I do say things possibly other people don't say. So I shouldn't be too surprised when they are picked up.
- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
I enjoy finding the right word and giving each its full measure, its full space in a sentence.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's really hard being old - it's horrible.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, I don't know many black people.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who were gay were pitied and ridiculed by my parents - they had no modern sense of people being allowed to be who they were.
- Joy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The curious thing is that I embraced homosexuality with as much joy and delight as I've embraced everything else in my life.
- Line
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 on my mother's side.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love political cartoons from the 19th century, and whenever I complete a piece of acting work that I'm particularly proud of, be it a film or play, I treat myself to a picture by caricaturist James Gillray.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 two or three months a year there.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want a comfortable old age and to be looked after - I have arthritis - and money is a factor.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I could give my younger self one piece of advice, I would say, 'Lose weight.'
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 being greedy and fat.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm going to be 75 in May. How can I have lived this long and not know anything?
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I still miss my parents every day; I adored them. And when you have no children, friends are even more important to you.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't for a second regret my closeness to them because they were wonderful, golden parents who gave me so much confidence.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think life is sweeter shared; and if anything were to happen to my partner, I would find it really hard without her because she's the perfect person for my life.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to get into bed with my mother every morning, almost until she died, and talk about everything. She was my closest confidante always. I had no secrets from her.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020