I Didn't Choose To Be An Actress

Too Often, Older Women Are Seen As Victims, But I Know Lots Of Formidable Women Who Have Marvellous Jobs As Well As A Full Erotic Life, And Children And Friends And Family.

I'm Trying To Learn To Smoke, Which Is Rather Weird When Everyone Is Trying To Stop. I'm Not A Smoker. But My Character Only Smokes As An Affectation.

It's Funny, This Thing About Happiness. It's A Commodity That Was Imported From America In The Fifties. I See Myself Simply As Living My Life. . . . I Feel It's Pushing Your Luck To Define How Happy You Are.

Judi Dench And Ian Mckellen Taught Me How To Work Hard And Respect The Theatre.

I Don't Want Three Million People Digesting My Private Life Over Their Cornflakes.