'Medea' is an enormous challenge for an actor physically, mentally, emotionally. You have to dig very, very deep, and to work, your performance has to be very personal. Diana Rigg More Quotes by Diana Rigg More Quotes From Diana Rigg The thing I absolutely hate is when directors don't know what they want, and then they ask you to do it this way, and then maybe that way, and maybe that way, because they haven't made up their minds what they want. So you're running around in circles trying to give them what they want. Diana Rigg circles hate running Maybe at this stage in my career, it's from that younger generation that I have most to learn. Diana Rigg generations stage careers If a man holds a door open for me or pulls back a chair so that this old bag can sit down, I'm delighted. Women who moan and carp about that sort of thing are stupid Diana Rigg stupid doors men I love being directed. Because it's another thought, it's another fresh idea. You're so grateful for an original idea that you haven't had. Diana Rigg grateful love-is ideas They do say that the profession gets increasingly difficult, but my career seems to have been inside out. I'm playing the biggest parts now that I'm older. That's probably right, because I wasn't ready for them before. Diana Rigg difficult ready careers I was nice and well-mannered because I was taught manners. I was very imaginative and quite adventurous. I was a tomboy, and I was always jealous that my older brother Hugh had bigger toy aeroplanes than me. I was always playing with boys' toys; I don't remember owning any dolls. Diana Rigg me jealous brother remember I've been utterly and completely castigated from time to time. Diana Rigg utterly from-time-to-time been time I would head to the countryside for peace and silence. That would be the best way, away from panicked, hysterical people. Diana Rigg best silence peace people I've always been on the side of fully emancipated women with independent minds. Diana Rigg side always women independent I loved the idea of playing this naughty old bag, offering her own explanation. It's my idea of heaven. Diana Rigg bag loved naughty heaven I'm portrayed as this tough broad, but I'm not. Diana Rigg portrayed broad tough You hand the baton on, and that's why roles like 'Medea' resonate for years and years, as each new actor comes to it. Diana Rigg why new like you Most of the women in Greek tragedies have their fates predetermined. The gods dictate that such and such will happen to them, and everything they predict comes true. Not Medea. Diana Rigg true will everything women It tends to be overlooked that many people are indirectly affected by thoughtless and cruel journalism. Diana Rigg cruel many journalism people I cry all the time. Remembrance Day in particular. In fact, anything to do with veterans makes me sob. Diana Rigg day me cry time I don't mind getting old except for the pain. I have two new knees, so going downstairs is not perfect. Nobody tells you about the pain. Diana Rigg you not-perfect pain mind I hope there's a tinge of disgrace about me. Hopefully, there's one good scandal left in me yet. Diana Rigg good me left hope I made a bit of a stink. At the time, it was considered very bad form. Diana Rigg very bad made time Yes, well, you are quite camp, so I guess that he could see the point of you. Diana Rigg point well see you I thought it was ridiculous that I was being paid less than a cameraman, and I wanted to shame them. And I did. Diana Rigg thought being ridiculous shame
