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

Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned.

I have a completely new knee. It's brilliant. I am not feeling my age at all. I feel about 43, a willowy blonde 43 years old with long legs.

I've got what my ma had, macular degeneration, which you get when you get old.

I wanted to be a set designer when I was young.

The only real failure is the failure to try.

I felt quite a responsibility when I played Elizabeth I but nobody here remembers her! And then I felt a responsibility when I played Queen Victoria but not many people remember her.