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Actors Maggie Smith and Rupert Grint share a light moment on the red carpet as they arrive for the world premiere of ”Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” at Leicester Square in London July 7, 2009.
Christian Post Report – A hardworking, dedicated woman: actress Maggie Smith, who recently turned 80 on December, says that despite age she still desired to work for television and film for fear of “missing out.”
“When you’re not working it’s scary, and when you are working it’s scary, because you don’t know if you’ve got the energy to get through the day. But the bleakness of not doing it, and missing out on the friendships that you make, is too much to bear,” the British actress told The Sunday Times.
One of her latest projects includes filming for the upcoming sixth season of the hit period drama TV series “Downton Abbey.” Smith however implied that this might be her last season in the show, regardless if the series moves forward for another chapter or not.
“They say this is the last one, and I can’t see how it could go on,” Smith added. “I mean, I certainly can’t keep going. To my knowledge, I must be 110 by now. We’re into the late 1920s.”
Without a doubt, Smith’s nonchalant and witty persona in Downton makes her one of the most memorable cast members in the show. But the fame and glory, as she revealed, aren’t exactly her cup of tea.
“What’s sad is I’ve gone through my whole life without any of that. I could go round galleries and things on my own and I just can’t do it now. If someone decides to get at you, you can’t get away,” she said.
Smith even hates the evolution of fandom.
“What’s awful is it used to be just autographs, but now everyone wants photographs. You begin to feel like all those people who believed photographs took the soul away. There’s nothing like privacy, but nobody will have that soon. Nobody’s private any more,” she said.
Source : Christian Post