A biography for Miriam Margolyeshasn’t been written yet.
“I want people to be open to the idea of sitting down and reading a Dickens book. They will also have a great time.”
“I don't like religion.”
“I love political cartoons from the 19th century, and whenever I complete a piece of acting work that I'm particularly proud of, be it a film or play, I treat myself to a picture by caricaturist James Gillray.”
“I know that a lot of my life is spent thinking about crisps and eating crisps and hating myself for eating crisps. It's just not worth it. Or it wouldn't be if crisps weren't so delicious.”
“Getting older is a hideous experience; I'm so glad I only have to do it once. But I've kept my mind, my career, my relationship, and I have enough money - I've been blessed.”
“I believe Jews are compassionate people because of what we've suffered. We must not put that suffering onto others.”
“My mother died of a stroke in 1974, and for a long time, I blamed myself. She was utterly devastated when I told her I was a lesbian not long before.”
“I wish I had a million in the bank. I like round figures. I am a round figure.”
“I've been fat my whole life and pretended I don't mind. But I do mind. It's really stupid that I've gone on being greedy and fat.”
“Home is wherever I hang my hat.”
“My father was a doctor, so I thought I was going to be a doctor, too, but I couldn't do maths; I couldn't do science. I was hopeless at chemistry.”
“I don't understand why gay people are so anxious to get married.”
“People who were gay were pitied and ridiculed by my parents - they had no modern sense of people being allowed to be who they were.”
“While researching my ancestry I have unearthed many skeletons. It would seem that I come from a long line of ne'er-do-wells, especially on my mother's side.”
“I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers.”
“I have to keep working because, although I have land, I'm not cash rich and don't have the wealth of high-profile actresses - don't say I'm an 'actor.' That's a bit too modern.”
“The curious thing is that I embraced homosexuality with as much joy and delight as I've embraced everything else in my life.”
“I am not the sort of person who divests myself of everything that came before I came to Australia. I want to take all the knowledge and experiences I gained when I was in England and put it at the service of Australia because I have to bring something to Australia - not just money but myself.”
“What most infuriates me is the cell phones. If I see someone texting during the show, I walk off the stage.”
“I was waiting for a train at Waverley Station in Edinburgh. My knee was hurting, so I asked a young man for his seat. He replied, 'There's one over there'. I said, 'Please', and when he refused I poured my water over him.”