My parents instilled in me that life was going to be very difficult and that I'd have to work for everything.

Basically, though, I believe in eating well, not eating too much but eating a variety of foods.

I have never been the mousy, stand-two-paces-behind, obedient 'little woman' type.

It is unseemly to undress on stage. I won't do that.

The body is like a car: the older you become the more care you have to take care of it - and you don't leave a Ferrari out in the sun.

Of course it does on opening night, but I've never had that devastating stage fright that some people get, but apparently, you can develop it.

It's just something that I like, and I also don't buy into the ageism theory.