Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.

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

You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.

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've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth.

I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.

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.