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My own death threats have declined considerably.

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I am lucky, I don't have aches and pains. I do Pilates regularly, which is a series of stretching exercises, and I recommend it to anyone of my age because the temptation is not to exercise when you get older. Well, you should.

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I always walk up the escalator on the Tube, and I live in a house with a lot of stairs, and that's good exercise, but you need more than that.

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The wonderful thing about modern medicine is that so many of these complaints that used to signify old age and decline can be coped with.

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Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them.

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What's upsetting about an autobiography is that the final chapter is always missing. I mean, you want the death, don't you?

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There have been many gay knights in the past - like Sir Noel Coward or Sir John Gielgud.

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People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'

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I love musicals; I love the ballet, opera, the circus. It's all performance to me.

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I like sleeping a lot.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: May 25th, 1939

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