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" You know within three seconds if you're going to have a history with someone - it's a long half-hour if you've got it wrong. "

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" I've been playing sexually aware women most of my life. At this point I expected to be playing moms and wives. It's exciting to play a femme fatale. "

" I like to step outside of what people's idea of me might be. I suppose that makes me a bit of a rule-breaker. I like to take chances. "

" If I didn't work in television or film, if I didn't have the right look, I never took it personally. Because there was always the theatre. I'm not a nihilist, I'm an optimist. And that has served me well in this profession. "

" There is no need to feel defeated at 40, 50 or 60. I'm having the greatest time in the second half of my life. "

" 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 try not to listen to the shoulds or coulds, and try to get beyond expectations, peer pressure, or trying to please - and just listen. I believe all the answers are ultimately within us. "

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

" Your dressing area should be your private space. "

" I'm a trisexual. I'll try anything once. "

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

" 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. "

" Once you have a child, that becomes your life, and while that's the way it should be, I sort of have a love affair with my work. Having said that, many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't think I'm vain... but I do like to be lit well. "

" 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. "

" A successful television series can chain you to a schedule of long hours and can put your personal life on hold. But after it is all over, if you survive, then anything is possible. "

" 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 first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie. "

" 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. "

" I've always thought that less was a lot more. "

" 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. "

" I like movies I can relate to. "

" I have a very healthy dose of self-loathing. But I think we all have a past of being whatever our story was, of feeling not good enough. It can propel you to work harder and do more, but it can also be a tremendous trap, and you can't see beyond it. "

" 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. "

" 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 feel I disappoint people when I am not 'Samantha.' They seem surprised when I don't have the same voice and the same mannerisms. They were booking 'Samantha,' and I would show up. "

" The roles for women in theatre are much better than they are in film. "

" My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and I met my great-aunt, who was just a force of nature. She was an elocution teacher and a huge enthusiast for theater and the classics. I took her amateur acting class, and she was really impressed with me. "