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.

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

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

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'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.

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

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