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Born Thursday 21 February 1946, died Thursday 14 January 2016

Occupation: Actor

Nationality: British

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It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo.

Words: ancient, need, told, stories, story, needs, great, storyteller, thanks, all

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I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time.

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I do feel more myself in America. I can regress there, and they have roller-coaster parks.

Words: feel, more, America, regress, parks

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It's a nightmare to sit and watch a film that I'm in. There's a horrible inescapability to it.

Words: nightmare, sit, watch, film, theres, horrible

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I'm still living the life where you get home and open the fridge and there's half a pot of yogurt and a half a can of flat Coca-Cola.

Words: still, living, life, get, home, open, fridge, theres, half, pot, yogurt, flat

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I am the character you are not supposed to like.

Words: character, supposed

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I never talk about 'Harry Potter' because I think that would rob children of something that's private to them. I think too many things get explained, so I hate talking about it.

Words: never, talk, about, Harry, Potter, think, rob, children, something, private, things, get, explained, hate, talking

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You can lull the paying customers as long as they get slapped.

Words: lull, paying, customers, long, get, slapped

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Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.

Words: gets, way, people, looking, innocently, parts, play

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When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter.

Words: get, off, plane, England, feel, about, two, inches, shorter

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What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

Words: about, actors, God, knows, get, bored, talking

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The audience should feel like voyeurs. Their response is absolutely crucial.

Words: audience, feel, voyeurs, response, absolutely, crucial

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Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.

Words: talent, accident, genes, responsibility

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Somebody with Debbie Reynolds' features doesn't get cast as the Wicked Witch.

Words: somebody, Reynolds, features, get, cast, wicked, witch

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One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.

Words: one, longs, director, sense, imagination

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On film you put all your energies into a single glance.

Words: film, put, all, energies, single, glance

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Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats and planes.

Words: nothing, gives, pleasure, travelling, love, getting, trains, boats, planes

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My idea of a real treat is Magic Mountain without standing in line.

Words: idea, real, treat, magic, mountain, standing, line

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Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.

Words: maverick, word, appeals, more, misfit, active, passive

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