Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.

My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune.

I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.

I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.

As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic.

Being an Irishwoman means many things to me. An Irishwoman is strong and feisty. She has guts and stands up for what she believes in. She believes she is the best at whatever she does and proceeds through life with that knowledge. She can face any hazard that life throws her way and stay with it until she wins. She is loyal to her kinsmen and accepting of others. She's not above a sock in the jaw if you have it coming.