I think one wants lots of different lives..

I look at myself objectively and in a way I see myself as a commodity. Your name becomes somehow outside yourself. Now, when I'm at home being Mrs. S….

I try to be classic without being mumsy..

People ask what the secret of a happy marriage is. If there is one, it's 'don't talk about it..

Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me - I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the fun of it anymore. But it's an extremely ha….

I know some actresses who used to be older than me who are now younger than me - I don't know how they do it..

The things you leave school knowing - some dates and long division - so much of it has been of no use to me. Schools should teach the basics of cooke….

My mum taught me that redheads shouldn't wear pink, red or orange, but if you choose the right shade, such as a bright orange or a cherry red, it can….

I've never particularly liked the idea of looking back; I'd rather look forward.

I don't agree with the whole 'my mother's my friend' approach, because you're their mum and there has to be a difference between the generations..

Acting has been very useful to me..

Listening to my regular favourites - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and so on - I always feel, quite misguidedly, that nothing can be too bad if such beau….

The rehearsal time is almost my favourite part of being an actress, particularly if you're working on a play that hasn't been done before..

I adore food and always have..

I learned basic cookery from my mom, taught myself cake techniques and then got fed up with my own cakes not looking as good as the ones in the shops..

I am proud of my cake-making image but life is not that perfect. There are socks in my fruit bowl..

I think all good writing is a struggle. To write as well as you feel you can has to be a struggle, almost by definition, because you could always imp….

Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it strikes me as being a little silly. In the end you….

An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator..

I was always very determined, as was my husband, that we wouldn't let any of our children act when they were young..

I do find modern jazz quite tricky..