- When you live such a long life and can look back, the only thing you clearly understand is that nothing is accidental. One coincidence leads to a second, a third. Then, from these are formed stories, pictures, encounters, life...
- They listened to me attentively and kindly, then asked me to sing, and I did. Then they asked me to lift my skirt higher to see if my legs were crooked, and my legs turned out to be fine. Calling me over, a member of the examination jury declared that I would never be able to play major roles, he said: 'You, my dear, shouldn't even go near the stage. You'll never be an actress'. [re passing exams at the Shchepkin School]
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