Quotes by Francesca Annis

About Francesca Annis:

Francesca Annis is an English actress. She is known for films such as Dune (1984) and television series such as Reckless (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999), Cranford (2007), and Deceit (2000).
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I have always done exercise because I was a dancer, and it is probably good for you. I have done yoga consistently.

Francesca Annis

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.

Francesca Annis

Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.

Francesca Annis

I never pursued being 'famous.'

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The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband.

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Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.

Francesca Annis

I don't buy the tabloids, but you're surrounded by it all and people tell you things they've read. I'd be sitting on a train looking over someone's shoulder and thinking: That's familiar... oh my God, it's me.

Francesca Annis

As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.

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I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either.

Francesca Annis

I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.

Francesca Annis

I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17.

Francesca Annis

I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.

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My children were brought up with their grandparents, and I was brought up with my grandparents. I think the continuity of moving through life together gives people a certain pride and sense of security.

Francesca Annis

I think you live a fuller life with someone else, you know, you're firing on all cylinders. It can be a nightmare at times, we all know that, but nevertheless in the end I think to have someone else's input on anything - a book, a meal, your children...

Francesca Annis

I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie.

Francesca Annis

In films people basically work for the camera, you know, and that's why actors can hate each other and not be speaking to each other and still look as if they're in love because really they're loving the camera loving them.

Francesca Annis

It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time.

Francesca Annis

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

Francesca Annis

I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation.

Francesca Annis

Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private.

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The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.

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Author Bio

  • NameFrancesca Annis
  • DescriptionActress
  • BornMay 14, 1944
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor