I don't care whether it's a chance meeting or playing a role that you thought was totally wrong but you did it anyway. It will often turn out to be the thing that will lead you to the role which is sublime.

The collaboration really begins once the rehearsal starts. This is when the actor takes his place, because he becomes the one who is going to bring the words of the author off the page.

I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything.

I can't say that I deserve longlife; I don't. I've just been around long enough. They say, "My God, she's still here."

I have never directed. But I think I could. I have thought about it. I'm a bit long in the tooth to start.

The purpose of etiquette is to provide an easy set of rules which we can follow when we are in a hurry and want to make sure that we do not give offense to anybody.

My daughter used to sit and watch Murder, She Wrote. I tried to watch with her, but I fell asleep.