I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think thats what really started me off.

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.

The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.

I do find acting cathartic.

Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private.

Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.

My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.