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" It's getting better but men still earn more and there are more jobs for them. Ageism is a big thing. Parts for women disappear as you get older. "

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" That's why I'm an actress - escaping into a world. "

" We have to take risks with art. If we don't, it all becomes a bit boring. "

" I always loved my mother, felt loved, but she was judgmental. Her father in Ireland didn't approve of women generally, and she took on his values. She believed her own mother was foolish. "

" I went through bits of the 60s and thought myself a bit of a hippy. "

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