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"I think England has served me very well. I like living in London for the reasons I gave. I have absolutely no intentions of cutting those ties. There is absolutely no reason to do so. Certainly not, so that I can have a swimming pool and a palm tree."
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"Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent."

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

"It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird in England is much more gorgeous."

"In England, it's now Sir Ben. Mister has just disappeared. It's not even on my passport anymore. They've taken Mister away from me."

"I don't think England is that gray but India is like a long drone."

"The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every man is free who breathes it."

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"I absolutely don't care about my looks and I'm so used to them that I wouldn't change a thing. I would end up missing my defects."

"I would rather five people knew my work and thought it was good work than five million knew me and were indifferent."

"Bridget Jones is part of literary lore now and actually to be a part of it is enormously flattering."

"My primary instinct as an actor is not the big transformation. It's thrilling if a performer can do that well, but that's not me. Often with actors, it's a case of witnessing a big party piece but wondering afterwards, where's the substance?"

"They're not bombarding me with offers, although the ones that have come along have been too preposterous to contemplate, so it's not as if I spend every day resisting $20 million pay cheques."

"I do notice that when I've been away and I come back to London. People look at you. People are ready to pick arguments."

"I'm not patient, and some things drive me crazy. In my work, I get incredibly upset when people don't get it right or don't respect others' needs."

"I was delighted to become a popular-culture reference point. I'm still delighted about it actually, and I still find it to be weird."

"I have a kind of neutrality, physically, which has helped me. I have a face that can be made to look a lot better - or a lot worse."
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