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Maybe I don't take myself so seriously any more. And I don't care how I'm judged. I'm past all that.

Emma Thompson

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Emma Thompson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 15
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~I'm strict about manners. I think that kids have a horrible time with other people if they have bad manners.... The one thing you've got to be prepared to do as a parent is not to be liked from time to time.~
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I am who I am, and there is nothing I can do about that.
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I'm an atheist. I suppose you can call me a sort of libertarian anarchist. I regard religion with fear and suspicion. It's not enough to say that I don't believe in God. I actually regard the system as distressing: I am offended by some of the things said in the Bible and the Qur'an and I refute them.
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British aren't really known for their physical loveliness but firemen, generally speaking, are gorgeous.
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Well, I met Sandy Bullock at an awards thing a couple years ago, and she said to me, “If I were gay, you’d be the one.” I said, “I’m there!”
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