I saw a ghost when I was staying at Dartington Hall in Devon in the 1960s. I think there are many different kinds of entities, some are scary and some aren't, it depends on the state of mind you're in when you are confronted. I found that quite scary because it appeared when I was asleep, so it was quite a shock, but the other ones I've encountered, I didn't find scary. I have a lot more understanding of them.

I worked with Judi Dench in Cranford. She's not at all starry, she's very easy and funny to be around, but I had such an enormous respect and regard for her before I met her that I was quite starstruck.

The only thing is worrying about sleeping. If I have to be up early I worry about being able to get to sleep.

Are there any celebs I'd like to meet? I'd love to meet the Dalai Lama.

I hate the standard of stupid and selfish driving we have in this country. We are the worst I've come across.

Be a vegetarian. That was the best advice I ever took. It means I'm not involved in killing, that's the main thing.

After a conversation with someone that went on all night, but I didn't take much persuading, and the next day I was a vegetarian. It came down to one question, can you be healthy without killing animals? If the answer is 'yes' then the only reason you're killing is because you like the taste. But you can't take a life just because you like its taste.