I Became An Actress Because I Discovered

In Shakespeare's Day It Was Women Who Were Being Burned At The Stake As Witches... Not Men. The Men Were Thought Of As Alchemists. But Women Doing The Same Thing Would Be A Witch And Would Be Burned.

Sometimes Nudity Is Sexy. Sometimes It's Not. Sometimes Being Clothed Is More Sexy Than Being Nude. I Think People Tend To Get The Two Mixed Up.

It Was Not My Destiny, I Kept Thinking It Would Be, Waiting For It To Happen, But It Never Did, And I Didn't Care What People Thought ... It Was Only Boring Old Men Who Would Ask Me. And Whenever They Went, 'what? No Children? Well, You'd Better Get On With It, Old Girl,' I'd Say 'no! F*** Off!'

I Remember Thinking, When I Was In My Early 30s, That This Is The Best Age To Be, And I Still Believe Your 30s Are A Wonderful Time.

Southend Is A Dormitory Town For London. But It Also Had This Thing Of Being The Playground Of The East End - A Glamorous Holiday Town.