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37 quotes by Derek Jacobi

Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (/ˈdʒækəbi/; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and stage director. A "forceful, commanding stage presence", Jacobi has enjoyed a highly successful stage career, appearing in such stage productions as Hamlet, Uncle Vanya, and Oedipus the King. He has twice been awarded a Laurence Olivier Award, first for his performance of the eponymous hero in Cyrano de Bergerac in 1983 and the second for his Malvolio in...
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I've been a professional actor now for 38 years. A long time. And it's wonderful to earn your living doing something that you love. To think... →

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It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was a very big seller for Carlton Television. But it was getting more... →

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It was never physically dangerous except when I nearly fell off a horse, but it was physically arduous - especially when you were working late at... →

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It's too hard a life for me. I could only do it - check out in that sense - if I checked out somewhere that was luxurious and within hailing... →

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Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original and charming. They weren't particularly violent or sexy or any... →

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My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to put up my hand to scratch my head and discovered that my toupee had been blown by... →

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Originally they wanted it to be bigger, but I pleaded and pleaded and pleaded to have the smallest tonsure that they could get away with. A tonsure... →

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Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you... →

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Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he wore many hats. But, ultimately, he loved the theater and he loved... →

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They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my life was when they went to the theater to see something that I... →

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You have to pretend to live in those clothes that they lived in, to live within the climate that they had then. You have to imagine with the help... →

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