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I was never a pretty girl, so I wasn't the one to get the boy. I used to cast myself as a good sport. Sometimes I wonder if I do that too much with roles I play, because if I'm absolutely truthful, I quite like being the best friend, or the supporting role, and actually I ought to gear-change and make myself the leading role.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Absolutely Actually Because Being Being The Best Best Best Friend Boy Cast Friend Get Girl Good Leading Like Make Much Myself Never Ought Play Pretty Pretty Girl Quite Role Roles Sometimes Sport Supporting Too Too Much Truthful Used Wonder I Wonder

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A 'naughty pickle' is how I'd best describe myself. I think fun and laughter is the whole point of life.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Best Describe Fun How Laughter Life Myself Naughty Pickle Point Think Whole I Think

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I would do nearly anything for a laugh, to tell the truth. And I'm a particular favourite with young men with earrings.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Anything Earrings Favourite Laugh Men Nearly Particular Tell Truth Would Young Young Men

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While other girls swooned over The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, I worshipped Rudolf Nureyev and Isadora Duncan.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Beatles Girl Other Over Rolling Rolling Stones Stones While Worshipped

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Anorexia is an awful thing, but you get yourself into it, and only you can get yourself out of it.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Anorexia Awful Get Only Out Thing You Yourself

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I know if I had the chance of going aboard the Titanic in those days, I would have gone - I know I would have. I adore going on the Queen Mary - I think it's the only way to travel from New York.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Adore Chance Days Going Gone Had Know Mary New New York Only Queen Think Those Titanic Travel Way Would York I Think

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I've made great friends through acting. When I'm with Victoria Wood and Julie Walters, we have grand fun. We can make each other howl with laughter because we know each other so well.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Acting Because Each Friends Fun Grand Great Great Friends Howl Julie Know Laughter Made Make Other Through Victoria Well Wood

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I have a horror of boring someone or, worse still, of someone boring me. I said to my mother when I was seven, 'But, Mums, if it was only my husband and me in the house together, what would we talk about?' I've never wanted to answer my own question, and doubt I'll bother now.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: About Answer Boring Bother Doubt Horror House Husband Me Mother My Own Never Now Only Own Question Said Seven Someone Still Talk Together Wanted Worse Would

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There are actresses who've had expensive work done and look great, so I'm not holier-than-thou about it. But it wouldn't be for me, perhaps because I've already been in hospital and wouldn't want to volunteer myself for it again.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: About Actress Again Because Been Done Expensive Great Had Hospital Look Me Myself Perhaps Volunteer Want Work

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Anorexia taught me to love life and to realise that starving yourself to death is a bloody waste of time. It's awful, and it hurts so many people around you. It's a terribly selfish thing to do.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Anorexia Around Awful Bloody Death Hurts Life Love Love Life Many Me People Realise Selfish So Many People Starving Taught Terribly Thing Time To Love Waste Waste Of Time You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actress

Born: July 15th, 1952

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