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Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.

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Francesca Annis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 14
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Elizabeth
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Shoulders
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Fame
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From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.
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Having children with someone is the real bond.
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I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it.
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However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.
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Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
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I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here.
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I didn't choose to be an actress
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I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
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I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.
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Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.
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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.
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Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.
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