There is no past that we can bring back by longing for it.

The Lord Chamberlin was censoring scripts when I first came into the theater.

I couldn't be a one-woman show, since I wouldn't have anybody to bounce off from. Once you're out there, dribbling on, you have nobody to interrupt you. I love being part of a company, and telling a story.

I don't think that care homes are all rotten old places that ought to be shut down.

I'm always fearful. … Fear generates in you a huge energy. You can use it. When I feel that mounting fear, I think, 'Oh, yes, there it is!' It's like petrol.

The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?

I don't really want to retire. I intend to go on working as long as I can because I still have a huge amount of energy.