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.

I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring

I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.

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 always kept fit but I've been doing gym and yoga and will be throwing my stilettoes away for a while!

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!

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