I never pursued being 'famous.'

The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband.

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.

We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much.

I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring

I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it.

I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my age. By thinking in decades, rather than whether someone's 42 or 47, you can give yourself a whole 10 years to turn yourself around in.