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I've spent all my life playing roles that illustrious people have played before me.

~Geraldine Mcewan

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During the war, my mother used to take me to the local repertory theatre on a Monday night, and we used to get two seats for the price of one, for nine pence, in the gods.

~Geraldine Mcewan

Topics: Get Gods Local Me Monday Monday Night Mother Night Nine Price Repertory Seats Take Theatre Two Used War

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A book becomes something else once it's dramatized.

~Geraldine Mcewan

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When I was asked to play 'Miss Marple,' I was given the Kevin Elyot script for 'The Body in the Library.' I was a fan of his theatre work anyway, and I just thought it was brilliant. I was immediately taken by 'Miss Marple,' so I read some of the novels, and I knew I had to do it.

~Geraldine Mcewan

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I feel I could be walking down the street, and if somebody talked to me, I could just slot into 'Miss Marple' and know how she would react.

~Geraldine Mcewan

Topics: Could Down Feel How Just Know Me Miss React She Slot Somebody Street Talked Walking Would I Feel

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People do stop me a lot, and what is really very rewarding is that the ages of the people who stop me vary so widely. Surprisingly, there are a lot of young people - even children.

~Geraldine Mcewan

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Quite honestly, I think that if you are making a lot of television programs with a central character, then ultimately it can become boring if you know nothing about them. I personally want to know, or get to know, things about a character. It doesn't mean to say that they still can't have a certain mystery about them.

~Geraldine Mcewan

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'Miss Marple' enjoys every minute of her existence and is not worried about getting old.

~Geraldine Mcewan

Topics: About Every Existence Getting Getting Old Her Minute Miss Old Worried

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actress

Born: May 9th, 1932

Died: January 30th, 2015

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