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Originally they wanted it to be bigger, but I pleaded and pleaded and pleaded to have the smallest tonsure that they could get away with. A tonsure that could still be seen, but, I worried about my social life!

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: About Away Bigger Could Get Life Originally Seen Smallest Social Social Life Still Wanted Worried

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My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to put up my hand to scratch my head and discovered that my toupee had been blown by the wind and was folded over backwards on the top of my head!

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Backwards Been Blown Book Came Course Discovered Down First Folded Had Hand Happened Head Just Over Put Scratch Top Up Wind

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I'd gone into that restaurant and sat down and the waitress had taken my order and everybody else had seen me with this what must have looked like this creature, this animal, sitting on the top of my head!

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Animal Creature Down Else Everybody Everybody Else Gone Had Head Like Looked Me Must Order Restaurant Sat Seen Sitting Taken Top Waitress

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I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each time we did it.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Because Better Did Each Each Time Getting Getting Better Increasing Production Thought Time Values Were

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I truly don't know why it was ended, though. It was suddenly decided that that would be it. They never said particularly why, because they were cut off in their prime.

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Topics: Because Cut Decided Ended Know Never Off Particularly Prime Said Suddenly Though Truly Were Why Would

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I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree in history so they thought, 'Well if acting doesn't work for him, he can always become a history teacher or something.' Fortunately, the acting worked out.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Acting Always Become Degree Fortunately Gone Gotten Happy He Him History Out Parents Something Teacher Think Thought University Well Were Work Worked I Think

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I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.' You can never relax and rely on whatever reputation you've built.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Again Built Job Last Lose Never Relax Rely Reputation Terror Whatever Work You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actor

Born: October 22nd, 1938

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