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I never pursued being 'famous.'

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Francesca Annis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 14
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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 when I see how other people experience me. I see myself primarily in a domestic setting.
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I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think thats what really started me off.
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I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
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I do find acting cathartic.
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I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either.
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I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol.
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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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Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.
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I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret.
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Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women I think men revere older women.
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I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.
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Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.
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The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.
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You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.
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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 as an affectation.
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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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I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap.
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Everyone has class, one class or another.
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I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time.
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However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.
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