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A lot of people in my world - in the acting world - have either lost friends to Aids or live with HIV because its origin in our culture, in New York for instance, was in the gay community.
Emma Thompson
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Emma Thompson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 15
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I understand what it's like to come with your family, and to uproot yourself and come to another culture. You need a lot of support. People say, 'She's got her daughter she's got her husband.' Yeah, but she hasn't got anyone else.
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I think our hearts are very chemical and we change the way we see people according to how we feel about them. That's what love is, in a way.
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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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I've never been on the cover of Empire. I'm very bitter. I've got an award but now I feel sad and cross.
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The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look great, so that everyone looks forward to it.
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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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My worst quality is impatience.
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