I became an actress because I discovered the world of the imagination when I was about 14 or so and the concept that you could engage in this amazing world of storytelling. I saw a production of Hamlet, and I didn't know Hamlet died in the end.

Words can be used for venal purposes. Words are incredible sources of propaganda and can cause terrible havoc.

I am quite spiritual. I believed in the fairies when I was a child. I still do sort of believe in the fairies. And the leprechauns. But I don't believe in God.

Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of them. You're always learning.

I knew I wanted to engage in the world of the imagination, but it was not economically feasible for me to study acting, so I went to a teachers' training college.

I hate people eating on film. I hate it even worse on the radio, when people eat on the radio. I just can't stand it.

I resent having witnessed the survival of some very mediocre male actors and the professional demise of the very brilliant female ones.