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Ron Moody

"Fate destined me to play Fagin. It was the part of a lifetime, and I was the only actor to be in the stage production and in the film."

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"Fate destined me to play Fagin. It was the part of a lifetime, and I was the only actor to be in the stage production and in the film."

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"Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle."
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"I've no regrets. You take responsibility for your actions."
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"Now I can see I was at fault for not being more considerate, but when we were doing the show I didn't think it was my job to be considerate to other people."
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"I'd wanted to be an actor from the age of five."
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"For me, making the show work was getting belly laughs - like most variety artists. But the straight actor believes you fix your performance in rehearsal and that's it."
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"Working on a film, you don't get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences between me, Lionel and Georgia grew."
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"My portrayal of Fagin was all to do with my experience in comedy and revue."
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"Fate destined me to play Fagin. It was the part of a lifetime, and I was the only actor to be in the stage production and in the film."
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