In the sixties, everyone you knew became famous. My flatmate was Terence Stamp. My barber was Vidal Sassoon. David Hockney did the menu in a restaurant I went to. I didn't know anyone unknown who didn't become famous.

Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award.

When I was a young actor I was in a lot of film doing one day work and two days' work, and they've included all those titles, which I don't even remember. I think I've played the lead in about 75 movies.

I don't see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.

I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can't deal with a woman of their own age.

Nobody did a campaign for me. I was nominated out of the blue and won out of the blue. So that was it.

My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.