I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.
It's one of the oldest theatrical adages: never work with children or animals.
I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.
As a child, I always remember our home, which was a flat just on the Barnes side of Hammersmith Bridge in London, buzzing with actors such as Patrick McGee and Peter Bowles. We were a family who were always on the go.
