Miriam Margolyes Quotes

It doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor - as long as you've got money.

I don't have a lot of money. I get some from Mad Men. But I don't think I'm rich.

You either have to find a way to be really creative materially, or you better have a trust fund. And, last I checked, I didn't have a trust fund.

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

I don't spend any time at all thinking about my personal wealth. I suppose if I had nothing, I might think, 'I have nothing.'

I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.

I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save. And that's important because I want to know that I don't have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don't want to and that I'll still be able to make my house and car payments and buy food for my dogs.

I have developed a life which seems to need a relatively high income.

When you're further along in your career, you probably have more money and more means; you have to stop yourself from giving your child too much. Whereas, if you're in twenties, you might just get by.

Most of our lives are dictated by money and when we lose or gain some, we change so much as an individual.

I definitely appreciate the value of money, hard work and having a career.

I must know every aspect of my personal finances. Managing your money will help you make your money work for you.

Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament and not of income.

Be it understood you are never rich when you get no advantage from it.

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.

I just really think every job I do, I get this gypsy attitude to money.

If you're comfortable with what you have and who you are, you'll automatically be more comfortable talking about your finances.

I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man.

I don't know if the money I've earned is going to need to last me for the next few weeks or the rest of my life.

The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year, but financial security can last a lifetime.

The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.

People think money is life and your life is over if you lose it.

No, I'm not wealthy.

If nothing else, I have money.