In Holland and Belgium, and afterwards in England, my happiest moments were in the country. I've always had a passion for the outdoors, for trees, for birds and flowers.

There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.

The more there is, the less I want. The more man flies to the moon, the more I want to look at a tree.

People associate me with a time when movies were pleasant, when women wore pretty dresses in films and you heard beautiful music. I always love it when people write me and and say 'I was having a rotten time, and I walked into a cinema and saw one of your movies, and it made such a difference.'

And the beauty of a woman, with passing years only grows!

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong