I mean, I'm a war baby, and we had rationing, and we didn't have sugar and sweets, which is very good for you in actual fact. Because when we had a piece of fruit, we'd gulp it down. It was just great.

I was thinking, who of the English actresses in the last 30 or 40 years have achieved as much as I have?

Well, it is quite daunting, but I made my first appearance on the stage when I was nine, because I went to a theatrical school, because I wanted to be an actress since I was eight.

Love may be a dream but marriage is a nightmare.

If I hear the word 'retire,' it makes me want to throw up. And then do what? Sit around all day watching television?

Dynasty was the opportunity to take charge of my career rather than waiting around like a library book waiting to be loaned out.

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