In a play, the director is God, and I'm a great arguer. Rather boringly so, I think, about trying different things.

I think you have to relax about aging. What else can you do?

There is the most wonderful thing called Polaris: it's a very high frequency laser treatment that lifts and tightens the skin.

The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldnt get any roles other than as somebody dark.

I love gentle, gorgeous classical music such as Mozart.

I do still get the odd fan letter about The Good Life, clearly written by somebody aged 18, who says: Will you send a photograph? And I think: Maybe it's kinder not to. I'm deeply into my 50s now.

I'm sure people in the business have said: She's too old for that part. I don't hear about it because your agent protects you from those negative things.