Francesca Annis Quotes
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Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.
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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 go on giving interviews because I've been brought up to support the projects I'm involved in. When you've enjoyed working on a production, you want to do them a favour.
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I've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth.
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I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap.
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I am pretty self-indulgent.
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I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.
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I have always done exercise because I was a dancer, and it is probably good for you. I have done yoga consistently.
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I like having a good time. It's probably my mother's Brazilian genes in me - party, party.
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Having children with someone is the real bond.
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After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone.
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I do find acting cathartic.
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I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.
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So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.
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I can easily sleep from nine to 13 hours a night.
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Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
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The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband.
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Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.
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The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're the two vital elements for a healthy life.
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I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is.
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When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer.
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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've always kept fit but I've been doing gym and yoga and will be throwing my stilettoes away for a while!
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In Europe, we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.