Richard Briers quotes
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“I have been in the series for over 3 years - 3 series. There will be a fourth series next year which of course I won't be in because I'm now dead. So in total I appeared in 25 episodes.”
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“An hour's hard digging is a good way of getting one's mind back in the right perspective.”
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“A garden is a thing of beauty and a job forever.”
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“I love the part of Hector as it takes me back to playing eccentric parts. He is a funny character, which is fine by me as I've been playing for laughs for decades now! It's lovely to get a laugh; it's the best thing in the world!”
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“I prefer theatre but TV keeps you well known.”
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“I was 20, I was an amateur from 14 but my first professional role was at 22.”
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“Even with talent, it's who you meet at the right time that tips the scales.”
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“I knew absolutely nothing about acting, and had to be taught everything. Some people are born naturals and know how to walk, talk and hold themselves. I didn't and had to learn everything.”
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“I make it a point of honour to have a couple of gnomes in my garden as silent testimony to the right of gnome-lovers everywhere to do their own thing without fear of snide remarks.”
-- Richard Briers
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“I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.”
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2012). “Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection”, p.27, Simon and Schuster
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“I hope that people like us next year like they liked us last year.”
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“Well, I just finished starring in a new episode of the new The Twilight Zone television series.”
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