Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.
I am pretty self-indulgent.
I do find acting cathartic.
The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.
I don't really have an image of myself. Now, is that true? Well, maybe I do and it's different, which is why I get shocked when I see how other people experience me. I see myself primarily in a domestic setting.
I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims.
I've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth.
The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time
I go on giving interviews because I've been brought up to support the projects I'm involved in. When you've enjoyed working on a production, you want to do them a favour.
If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it.
We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much.
I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my age. By thinking in decades, rather than whether someone's 42 or 47, you can give yourself a whole 10 years to turn yourself around in.
I didn't choose to be an actress
I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring
I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think thats what really started me off.
