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I do find acting cathartic. (Francesca Annis)
The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time. View quote
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I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious. View quote
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The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part. View quote
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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. View quote
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up. View quote
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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. View quote
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I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my age. By thinking in decades, rather than whether someone's 42 or 47, you can give yourself a whole 10 years to turn yourself around in. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't buy the tabloids, but you're surrounded by it all and people tell you things they've read. I'd be sitting on a train looking over someone's shoulder and thinking: That's familiar... oh my God, it's me. View quote
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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. (Francesca Annis)
I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time. View quote
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I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring. View quote
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I didn't choose to be an actress. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims. View quote
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I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so. View quote
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You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities. (Francesca Annis)
We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much. View quote
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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! View quote
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After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone. View quote
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I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17. View quote
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Francesca Annis

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Occupation: English Actress
Born: May 14, 1945
Quotes count: 70