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" When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer. "

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" 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. "

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" I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims. "

" 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. "

" In the theatre, once you've gone about eight rows back, everybody else is just listening to you. You're very small, and nobody can really see what you're doing. "

" I've always kept fit but I've been doing gym and yoga and will be throwing my stilettoes away for a while! "

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

" I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes. "

" The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it. "

" 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. "

" I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting. "

" Eat well and sleep well. That will feed your nervous system and your psyche. As you get older, you look how you feel. "

" I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time. "

" I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology. "

" 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. "

" I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere. "

" I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one. "

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

" From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. "

" Having children with someone is the real bond. "

" I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all, I've never had a husband. "

" 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. "

" You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself. "

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

" So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so. "

" I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap. "

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