When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer.

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

I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.

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.

I’m the same weight now as I’ve always been-even before having children-but I have to say there’s been a redistribution of the flesh!

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.