At 50 you're more confident, more comfortable in your skin and you don't put up with nonsense, especially from men.

Ive always loved my red wine, and when Im not working I can open a bottle too many. I love to cook, so its one for me and one for the casserole. I would consume a bottle of wine on my own of an evening and then literally pass out.

I don't think atheism means one does not believe in a spiritual life. I think it means one does not follow the tenets of the established religions.

Your roots, your family, your friends all become so much more important to you as you get older, especially if you are a wandering minstrel like me.

If all you're doing is making money, you have a luxurious but empty life.

My preferred environment is by the sea or somewhere rural. I don't want to be in a city, I don't want to visit New York and I don't want to go shopping.

I think the joy of any soap opera is it is always there. You are allowed into this world for a little while and it's safe in that you are watching other people go through some troubles rather than yourself. It's there every night, and there is something special about that sort of terrestrial television experience for a mass audience.