You never feel lonely if you're writing, because you're living with all these characters in your head.

On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter.

I think family matters to me enormously. In fact, family is the first priority. If my family is good, I can do anything. If they're not, I'm a basket case.

I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.

Because of the Thames I have always loved inland waterways - water in general, water sounds - there's music in water. Brooks babbling, fountains splashing. Weirs, waterfalls; tumbling, gushing.

You never feel lonely if you're writing, because you're living with all these characters in your head.

I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect.