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" Art is an expression of who you are. Parts that I play are my sculptures. "

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" My experiences in film and theatre in the States have been much more rigorous-in England there's an environment of, Let's try this. "

" Have you seen some of the women - and the men - in Los Angeles? They pay surgeons to make them look completely different in the hope of finding their youth. But youth comes from within. If you have a young attitude, then that can show in your face, the way you walk and move. "

" My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working today in the business. "

" Once you have a child, that becomes your life, and while that's the way it should be, I sort of have a love affair with my work. Having said that, many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life. "

" Tennessee Williams was so adept at portraying characters who are both fallible and vulnerable. Women were a huge influence in his life, his mother and sister in particular. "

" I try not to listen to the shoulds or coulds, and try to get beyond expectations, peer pressure, or trying to please - and just listen. I believe all the answers are ultimately within us. "

" I sort of have a love affair with my work. Many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life. "

" I like my life. It's good. "

" I didn't want to get married, and I didn't want kids - I knew I wanted to act. "

" At the beginning of every role I take, I have to start from basics and build it up. It's like a new construction. "

" I feel so much at home onstage and so comfortable in my body. "

" Looking good has never been the most important thing to me. Maybe it's because I'm more conventionally, um, acceptable, so it's not an issue for me. I don't know. "

" I haven't played a lot of wallflowers but I have played women who have been vulnerable. "

" I was very close to my father. At the age of ten I wanted to do plays, and my father was very encouraging. When I applied to different acting schools, he was right there and very supportive. "

" Being a gossip reporter just isn't a respectable job. It'll chew you up and spit you out. "

" I don't really watch television, and I don't watch these shows that promote shows. "

" A successful television series can chain you to a schedule of long hours and can put your personal life on hold. But after it is all over, if you survive, then anything is possible. "

" When I see a woman who looks her age, she's radiating something, and it's life. "

" I take care of myself, which includes dieting, exercising and minimising stress. I joke that I've been on a diet since 1974, which is basically true. "

" When you're filming, you work 19-hour days and you know more about what's going on with your crew and co-workers than you do with your husband. You're away, you miss things. It's taxing. Relationships fail because of it. "

" As I get older, I find that cardio is less important to me. What I want to do more of is intense stretching. "

" If I only did theatre I would have had to waitress, and I didn't want to waitress. "

" If I didn't work in television or film, if I didn't have the right look, I never took it personally. Because there was always the theatre. I'm not a nihilist, I'm an optimist. And that has served me well in this profession. "

" You know within three seconds if you're going to have a history with someone - it's a long half-hour if you've got it wrong. "

" That's what life is - you follow where your heart leads you - at least I do. "

" I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie. "

" I don't think I'm vain... but I do like to be lit well. "

" I follow life's changes, continue with my time-outs, and remain curious about what's next. "

" The most difficult thing about my job is that I do a lot of 19-hour days. It's really difficult to have a life, never mind a relationship. I don't have any regrets, really. I'm quite content. I'm very stubborn and persistent. I just keep working. "