I thought, can you think of any really good reason not to do it? Except that, oh, I'm so shy, or oh, my private life, or oh, are they going to find out how boring I am? You know? And that was the only reason now, in a sense, not to do television. Because it certainly is a method of expression, which has to be accepted as these things come along.

Vitality! That's the pursuit of life, isn't it?

Listen to the song of life.

When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don't do it - I would have made a terrible mother.

I can't say I believe in prizes. I was a whiz in the three-legged race - that's something you CAN win.