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The thing about members of your family is that if you met them for the first time at a party, you might not bother to take their phone number, and yet something binds you.

~Celia Imrie

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If I ever married, I know I would dread the daily sound of the key in the door and the casual expectancy of 'Hello! I'm home!'

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Casual Daily Door Dread Ever Expectancy Hello Home Key Know Married Sound Would

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I landed the role of Bravo 5, the only female fighter pilot in 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.' I did my bit and fired my guns, but I haven't a notion of which side I was on or who I was firing the guns at.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Bit Bravo Did Episode Female Fighter Fighter Pilot Fired Firing Guns Landed Menace Notion Only Phantom Pilot Role Side Star Star Wars Wars Which Who

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Living as an actor is rather like living life on the trapezes in a circus. Every time you jump on, you have to pray that, when the time comes for you to jump off, there is another trapeze swinging your way.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Actor Another Circus Every Every Time Jump Life Like Living Living Life Off Pray Rather Swinging Time Way You Your

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My mother Diana was a true-blue aristocrat, descended from William the Conqueror and listed in 'Burke's Peerage.' My father David, from a poor Scottish family, was a doctor.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Aristocrat Conqueror David Descended Diana Doctor Family Father Listed Mother Poor Scottish William

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I left school the day I turned 16, the earliest day I legally could. Determined to follow a life on stage, preferably with some dance connection, I applied for and won a place at the local drama school. I was on my way.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Applied Connection Could Dance Day Determined Drama Drama School Earliest Follow Left Legally Life Local Place School Some Stage Turned Way Won

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I've had to spend an awful lot of my life trying to pretend I'm not posh. Although once I open my mouth, I rather let things out the bag.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Although Awful Awful Lot Bag Had Life Lot Mouth My Life Once Open Out Posh Pretend Rather Spend Things Trying

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Some people love Sundays; I don't, particularly. I used to rather dread them when I was younger. I was brought up on Sunday roasts, which I've always loathed. If I didn't finish my meat, I had to sit with it for most of the afternoon. No wonder I'm a vegetarian now.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Afternoon Always Brought Dread Finish Had Love Meat Most No Wonder Now Particularly People Rather Sit Some Some People Sunday Sundays Them Up Used Vegetarian Which Wonder Younger

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I love Monet - I've nicknamed him King Blob. When you go up to the painting, it's a series of blobs - amazing.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: Amazing Go Him King Love Painting Series Up You I Love

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There's a character I played in 'Love in a Cold Climate' - very like my mother. I asked if I could wear a man's shoes and hat to feed the chickens: all things from her. In fact, every part I play has got an enormous amount of her in it.

~Celia Imrie

Topics: All Things Amount Asked Character Chickens Climate Cold Could Enormous Every Fact Feed Got Hat Her If I Could In Fact Like Love Man Mother Part Play Played Shoes Things Very Wear

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actress

Born: July 15th, 1952

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