The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.

The cosmetics industry has much to answer for. It's a multi-million- pound confidence trick based on giving women endless hope, courtesy of overpriced little pots.

There are very few designers in Hollywood today who know how to really flatter a woman's body, and Mark Zunino is at the top of my list.

Only fine cigars are worth smoking and only men who smoke fine cigars are worth kissing.

Certainly there are dozens of over-50 actresses who look great: Sophia Loren, Susan Sarandon, Ursula Andress, Stefanie Powers, Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, Joanna Lumley, Linda Gray - the list is endless, and these are just the actresses! I have many friends in their 60s, 70s and 80s, not in the limelight, but who all look absolutely stunning.

I don't buy into you're on the slag heap when you're 40 or 50 or 60 or 70 or whatever.

I don't use e-mail; I phone and fax. I think people who are hunched over their computer screens all day should get a life.