I remember as a child going around with "Votes For Women" balloons. I learnt early what it is to be snubbed for a good cause.

The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated.

I was born lucky, and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky.

Friendship, if somebody holds out his hand toward you, you've got to reach and take it... There are too many people alone, and if you're lucky enough for somebody to want you as a friend, it's an obligation.

Two of an actress's greatest assets are love and pain. A great actress, even a good actress, must have plenty of both in her life.

It's how you live that really counts

If you lead a public life, people are much more on to you than you think.