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" I did a school play when I was 10 where I played a cold germ infecting a whole classroom of kids. The play was called 'Piffle It's Only a Sniffle.' I'd never had so much fun. It was a thrill. "

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" When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind. "

Kim Cattrall

Mind

Got

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

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

" Having my priorities in order has really helped me look better, fresher, and more relaxed. "

Kim Cattrall

Better

Look

" I've been dieting my whole life because I have a tremendous appetite. "

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

Kim Cattrall

Changes

Curious

" My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and I met my great-aunt, who was just a force of nature. She was an elocution teacher and a huge enthusiast for theater and the classics. I took her amateur acting class, and she was really impressed with me. "

Kim Cattrall

Teacher

She

" When I feel lost and can't make a decision, I just stop and get quiet. I take a time-out. "

" I don't express a lot of things that I feel; I kind of register things. "

Kim Cattrall

Feel

Kind

" Someone recently asked what I am most proud of. The thing I'm most proud of is that I'm in my 50s and I'm still a leading lady. "

" In my life and career I want to embrace ageing because I think that's what's interesting. "

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

Kim Cattrall

Job

Gossip

" If my accomplishments frighten someone, it's nothing to do with me - that's to do with them. But the men who are in my life see me as a person - as a woman - not as a character I've played. "

Kim Cattrall

Life

Woman

" I enjoyed making people laugh. I discovered that I loved that power over them. On stage, I felt I could really express who I was for the first time. "

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

" You have to be desirable. And that's why so many woman of my age or even younger are pushed to Botox and plastic surgery, all the things that people say, 'Why do women do this?' Where do you go in your 50s in your career? "

" If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15 minutes worth of absolute genius in a film is so much better than two hours of mediocrity. I would rather pay to see something different like that. "

" I found a lot of guys my age and older were absolutely terrified of me. Younger men weren't. "

Kim Cattrall

Age

Found

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

" 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'm certainly not a prude. "

Kim Cattrall

Certainly

Prude

" I'm drawn to roles because they excite me intellectually and emotionally. "

Kim Cattrall

Because

Roles

" I've always thought that less was a lot more. "

" What I wear is a reflection of where I am going and how I am feeling. If I'm in a good mood, it's got to be cashmere and jeans - just something comfy, soft and warm. When I'm down, I might find something that I haven't worn for a while that was bought for me - or wear a brooch or a pair of shoes that are like old friends. "

Kim Cattrall

Reflection

Old Friends

" 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. "

" I am not interested in being a Barbie doll and turning myself into a sausage for the next 20 years. I want to follow actresses like Helen Mirren and Judi Dench who have lines on their faces and aren't afraid of playing their age. "

Kim Cattrall

Myself

Barbie

" There is no need to feel defeated at 40, 50 or 60. I'm having the greatest time in the second half of my life. "

" I'm smart with my money, I invest conservatively. I don't mind paying top-dollar, but I don't want to get ripped off. "

" 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. "

" Really rejoice in being yourself. Have your own drumbeat. "