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I like making films about old people because they are repositories

I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And theyre incredibly good telly. – Ian Hislop

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Id always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad – he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I cant get my head around the fact that I am older than he was – ever. – Ian Hislop

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My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadnt gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty. – Ian Hislop

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All the libel lawyers will tell you theres no libel any more, that everyones given up. – Ian Hislop

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Im no actor. And I wasnt like George Lucas or Spielberg, making home movies as a teenager, either. But I would go back and watch certain movies again and again. By the time I saw The Graduate I was aware of how these amazing stories could be told. – Nancy Meyers

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I swim like a fish and I have an amazing kick. – Gordon Ramsay

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Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens. – David Cameron

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It was amazing that a play that seems dated in this world… A man whose best friend is a six-foot white rabbit… But it caught on, especially with young people – they surprised me most of all. – James Stewart

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Shutting yourself in the wardrobe until the window cleaner has finished and left. – Rob Temple, @SoVeryBritish (Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourse

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