Stephanie Beacham Quotes

English - Actress | February 28, 1947 -

When I look in the mirror, I sometimes think I'm getting old, but then I have two generations behind me so that helps puts things into perspective. I am a grandmother now, but at least my nine-year-old grandson Jude calls me Glamma and not Granny.

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MirrorPerspectiveI AmMeThink

But as far as my work is concerned, I see no impediment, and various advantages, to being deaf.

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WorkDeafSeeI SeeBeingFar

I can not remember even thinking that I was deaf when I was dancing.

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ThinkingRememberI CanDeafDancing

I genuinely enjoy talking one-to-one. I have no shyness about that.

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TalkingEnjoyShynessAbout

I have to concentrate more intently when people speak. I always have to position myself on their right side so that I can hear out of my left ear. I sometimes get a crick in my neck from listening. But I don't there's too much else.

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MyselfPeopleListeningSpeakI Can

I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be completely deaf very early. But I never really wanted to learn.

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LanguageLearnEarlyDeafNever

I'm the one by the backdoor - I am not the one in the middle of the party.

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I AmPartyMiddleAm

Nothing is going to improve my hearing. I've only got to prevent it from getting worse.

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NothingHearingImproveGoingWorse

One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that they moved with less grace that I knew was possible of deaf people.

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SadChildrenPeopleGraceMeDeaf

I think the deafness affects me more than I realise; I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.

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SmileTiredMeThinkMoreLeave

We all live in fear of cancer, but to be told you have skin cancer was terrifying.

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FearLiveYouSkinCancer

When I was young I used to smother myself with olive oil mixed with a dash of vinegar to keep the flies away and lay in the sunshine for hours on end. But we knew no better then. Now we know how stupid that was.

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MyselfSunshineStupidEndBetter

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