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I'm a bit of a recluse, very fond of my own company.

~Billie Whitelaw

Topics: Bit Company Fond My Own Own Recluse Very

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Death's not one of those things that frighten the life out of me. Getting up on stage with the curtain going up frightens me more.

~Billie Whitelaw

Topics: Curtain Death Frighten Getting Going Life Me More Out Stage Things Those Up

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I very often wake up at two in the morning with my stomach going over. Sometimes it's difficult to work out why - it's all the things you've put to one side during the day.

~Billie Whitelaw

Topics: Day Difficult Going Morning Often Out Over Put Side Sometimes Stomach Things Two Up Very Wake Wake Up Why Work Work Out You

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When you get real stage fright, it comes like a sledgehammer out of the blue in the middle of something that you know you've done too many times before, and there's no rhyme or reason for it. It's something quite different from being nervous. It's almost paralysing.

~Billie Whitelaw

Topics: Almost Before Being Blue Different Done Fright Get Know Like Many Middle Nervous Out Quite Real Reason Rhyme Something Stage Stage Fright Times Too You

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I do talk a lot - far more than my husband - but I'm not good at talking to a lot of people. I either talk a lot of rubbish - which I'm sure I do a lot of the time anyway - or I stare at the soup. I'm no good at social presentation.

~Billie Whitelaw

Topics: Anyway Either Far Good Husband Lot More People Presentation Rubbish Social Soup Stare Sure Talk Talking Than Time Which

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I've never been a career builder. I didn't go to drama school and hardly went to any school at all.

~Billie Whitelaw

Topics: Any Been Builder Career Drama Drama School Go Hardly Never School

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I said to my agent, 'I want short, sharp, well-paid jobs because I haven't got time for anything else.'

~Billie Whitelaw

Topics: Agent Anything Anything Else Because Else Got Jobs Said Sharp Short Time Want

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: June 6th, 1932

Died: December 21st, 2014

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