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.

I don't really have an image of myself. Now, is that true? Well, maybe I do and it's different, which is why I get shocked when I see how other people experience me. I see myself primarily in a domestic setting.

From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.

I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.

Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.

The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time