I'm so lucky to have a career in my fifties. And to still have the desire to do it. I don't think about retirement.

It's your body, your life. Do what you want to do.

The British have been more up for it than the Americans were, particularly with respect to nudity in the show. In Europe there are adverts that show the breasts, so people are less frightened of that aspect of the show. Americans can withstand incredible violence on TV shows - which, as I come from England and Canada, I find difficult to stomach - but they are more puritanical when it comes to nudity on screen.

Being a biological mother just isn't part of my experience this time around. However, I am a mother who continues to give birth to ideas and ways of experiencing life that challenge the norm.

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.

My experiences in film and theatre in the States have been much more rigorous-in England there's an environment of, Let's try this.

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