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Diana Rigg
3 quotes
“Becoming a sex symbol overnight [in The Avengers] shocked me. I didn’t know how to handle it and I kept all the unopened fan mail in the boot of my car because I didn't know how to respond and thought it was rude to throw it away.”
Diana Rigg (1938–2020) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview, as cited in "Diana Rigg: 'Becoming a sex symbol overnight shocked me'", The Guardian (30 March 2019)
“That was my first battle with male authority. I discovered after a while in The Avengers that I was earning less than the cameraman. I made a bit of a song and dance about it and demanded more. I was ahead of the game, in that respect, because nobody backed me up. There was no sisterhood. In those days, you were on your own.”
Diana Rigg (1938–2020) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview, as cited in "Diana Rigg Reflects on Road to Parity, Avengers and Game of Thrones Roles", Variety (2 April 2019)
“Obviously, it's great that has happened, and great it was a young audience — terrific [...] That's the nature of my profession. The young, I don't expect them to know about my past, but if, through Game of Thrones, they discover me, that's good.”
Diana Rigg (1938–2020) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a phone interview, as cited in "An ode to Diana Rigg, the Queen of Shade on Game of Thrones", Entertainment Weekly (31 March 2019)