When you're filming, you work 19-hour days and you know more about what's going on with your crew and co-workers than you do with your husband. You're away, you miss things. It's taxing. Relationships fail because of it.

What I wear is a reflection of where I am going and how I am feeling. If Im in a good mood, its got to be cashmere and jeans - just something comfy, soft and warm. When Im down, I might find something that I havent worn for a while that was bought for me - or wear a brooch or a pair of shoes that are like old friends.

Talented people are written off once they hit their 50s and 60s, and the saddest thing is, we just get better as we get older.

Your dressing area should be your private space.

I always assumed that like my mother before me, one day I would have children.

You have to be desirable. And that's why so many woman of my age or even younger are pushed to Botox and plastic surgery, all the things that people say, 'Why do women do this?' Where do you go in your 50s in your career?

I exercise as much as I can. If I don't exercise, I feel sluggish. i try to do 30 minutes a day.