I don't take money seriously, so I can't keep any..

I hope to start enjoying flirting again when I'm 70, like my mother did..

My parents were very volatile but very loving. My father would get jealous if my mother looked at somebody. I used to be insanely jealous. It comes o….

I think very few people do find a relationship where, every moment of every day, everything they do comes together. That's why, in a nutshell, everyo….

There is the most wonderful thing called Polaris: it's a very high frequency laser treatment that lifts and tightens the skin..

I do still get the odd fan letter about The Good Life, clearly written by somebody aged 18, who says: Will you send a photograph? And I think: Maybe ….

I can be very difficult if people are not professional, or lazy - or the opposite, which is take themselves too seriously..

I'm not very much of a foodie; I like small amounts of delicious things, but I've never overeaten - I'd much rather have a glass of wine..

When I was much younger, I sometimes felt rejected by feminists because of an image that I sold because it paid the bills. Any fool could tell my hai….

In a play, the director is God, and I'm a great arguer. Rather boringly so, I think, about trying different things..

As we have more women in power, so the plays and the TV dramas are reflecting what's happening..

When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation..

Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat..

Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period..

I think you have to relax about aging. What else can you do?.

The gym is where I get my chill-out time. I try to go six days a week, but when I'm working, that goes down to about three..

I'm sure people in the business have said: She's too old for that part. I don't hear about it because your agent protects you from those negative thi….

It's nice not to have lines when you frown, especially on TV. I don't know why people make such a fuss about it. No one is interested if a woman has ….

I don't treasure things much - just people. And pets..

For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important..

Every time we moved on, I joined a different class in a different school with different girls until, aged 13, my father had taken the decision to pul….