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" I wanted to understand pain and the human condition, which is full of pain and regret and sadness - and some happiness, if you're lucky. "

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" 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. "

" A pilot is like the most extensive dress rehearsal you can ever imagine, because the writers are learning about the actors, the actors are learning about the characters. "

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

" I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head. "

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

" Theatre can't be done again and again and again and again - it's organic. "

" There's a positive side to film and television, the sense of feeding into the theater... Your fans will follow you, hopefully, and be open-minded to see you play other things and experience other stories you want to tell. "

" 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. "

" Your dressing area should be your private space. "

" I feel sometimes and in some ways like Linda Romanoli and Monica Velour; I feel marginalized because I'm in my fifties. If you went online and you look at some of the blogs, which one can do on a lonely night, it's pretty startling what people will say about you just because you're in your fifties. "

" 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. "

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

" I always assumed that like my mother before me, one day I would have children. "

" 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. "

" There's still the part of me that wants to leap at every opportunity, but now there's the other side that says, 'Let's just wait a minute and see what happens.' That's intuition, and it comes with age and experience. "

" It was difficult when I was very young because I was so separated from my family. When I was at school or acting in a play, I felt very much part of something, and then it would always change, and I would be by myself. "

" Talented people are written off once they hit their 50s and 60s, and the saddest thing is, we just get better as we get older. "

" I'm not a personality actress. I never have been. I have been a character actress. "

" I think the wonderful thing about doing theater is that it's more of an actor's medium. I think that film is more of a director's medium. You can't edit something out on stage. It's there. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm certainly not a prude. "

" I've learned that I can't have a packed work schedule and a packed social schedule and a packed personal life; I need to just have time to myself to sit and breathe and unwind. "

" 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. "

" 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 actually think 'Sex and the City' helped share how complicated it all is, to be a wife, a mother, and working, and a sexual being. "

" I don't speak to my brother every week - doesn't mean I don't love him. "