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" I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here. "

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" You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities. "

Francesca Annis

Qualities

You

Revered

" From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now. "

" I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is. "

" Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders. "

" My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything. "

Francesca Annis

Always

Parents

" I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol. "

" If people think I look good, it's the make-up. "

" I have got a few misters interested but nobody special these days. "

" You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different. There'll be a different dynamic. Needs and desires change. "

" I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie. "

" It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time. "

" 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. "

" Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be? "

" Truly charismatic people, in my experience, don't come along very often. "

" My mother was madly adventurous. My father was an actor - he worked with Gielgud - and my mother came from a very wealthy family. She definitely wasn't meant to marry an actor, but she eloped with him one lunch-time. "

" I am pretty self-indulgent. "

Francesca Annis

Pretty

Self-Indulgent

" I think people should do whatever they want to do. That's the point. Why should you care what other people think or say? You're not living in their pocket. "

" The biggest privilege I've had in my life is being able to make a choice. If you make a choice, it can't be a wrong choice because it seemed like a good idea at the time. "

" I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring. "

" I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside. "

" I think you live a fuller life with someone else, you know, you're firing on all cylinders. It can be a nightmare at times, we all know that, but nevertheless in the end I think to have someone else's input on anything - a book, a meal, your children, life, a walk - is fantastic. "

" Everyone has class, one class or another. "

" My children were brought up with their grandparents, and I was brought up with my grandparents. I think the continuity of moving through life together gives people a certain pride and sense of security. "

" Sometimes sushi is just superb, and other times there's nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time. "

" 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 that's what really started me off. "

Francesca Annis

School

Play

" I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation. "

" Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s. "

" I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full. "

" In Europe, we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women. "

" I have always done exercise because I was a dancer, and it is probably good for you. I have done yoga consistently. "