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" There's a look people get in their eyes when you're talking to them and they're not seeing you, and you know it's because they have a movie running through their head. "

Kim Cattrall

You

Talking

People

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Kim Cattrall

Chances

People

" I don't want to be in boardrooms talking about hiring hairdressers and minivans. I'm not good at it, and I don't like to hire and fire people. I hate that. It's horrible. "

" I had a great time in my youth and I still feel youthful. I've no desire to look as though I'm in my 20s. "

" 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 am no size zero or super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women. "

" Your dressing area should be your private space. "

" I like movies I can relate to. "

Kim Cattrall

Movies

Relate

" 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 was a bit odd as a kid, because there were so little outlets for me. There was no theatre except for the odd community theatre and school shows. The only movie theatre was at the Canadian Forces Base nearby in Comox, so it either showed kiddie flicks for the families and restricted stuff for the men. "

Kim Cattrall

Men

Kid

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

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

" 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

" The first professional play I ever saw was The Importance Of Being Earnest, and I just fell in love. "

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

" I prefer younger men. In some ways, they are much more open to a woman being stronger and independent then some of the men my age. "

" 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. "

" I'm so lucky to have a career in my fifties. And to still have the desire to do it. I don't think about retirement. "

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

" 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. "

" What would be really difficult is to be sitting on a beach. There's vacations, and there's vegetations. I don't do well vegetating. "

" 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. "

" 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

" 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. "

" A lot of my life has been lonely. Fantastic, but lonely. "

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

Kim Cattrall

Better

Look

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

" The older I get, the less jarring I want my exercise to be, and I find that a long walk is equally as helpful and satisfying as a three-mile jog. "

" Most people look at ageing as a disease. They do. They have prescriptions and places where you go to eradicate it. "

" 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. "