I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they don't get very much approbation for it.

It's no one's fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride?

When I was 49, I posed for Playboy - I was very flattered to be asked. I was quite honoured, really, considering that most of the models they feature are in their twenties.

I have a lot of male friends that I go the cinema with and movie and shopping. A lot of men friends I know love shopping.

Most of the time we've been living in England and now we've bought an apartment in New York which we absolutely love.

Isn't three quarters of life a guilty pleasure?

But I have had to give up certain things in my life. One is shopping. Two is lunch with the girls. Three is cocktail parties, and four is studying my lines.