I think sex is overrated. I don't have sex appeal and I know it. As a matter of fact, I think I'm rather funny looking. My teeth are funny, for one thing, and I have none of the attributes usually required for a movie queen, including the shapeliness.

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

I don’t take my life seriously, but I do take what I do – in my life – seriously -

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.

I have learnt how to live…how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch.

I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.

I believe in miracles.