To be diagnosed with cancer was a frightening thing, and my first reaction was sheer panic, but I was really fortunate that the cancer was caught at such an early stage that I didn't need chemo or radiotherapy. But I know that cancer is a chronic condition, and once you've had it, you're on the list, because it can come back.

All I can say is I've been lucky with my body. Well done, little body. I praise it and say, 'You're very good.'

France has been very good for me. It has given me a very worldly-cool attitude.

I live a very nice life. I have a wonderful time. But it's not lived drawing on a full level. I'm relaxed, cool, and enjoying it.

I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music - I got that from my parents. I love Cole Porter - that I got from my dad.

I never saw myself as beautiful. I can look back and see it now, but then? Never.

Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.