Since Michael died I think I've worked constantly. Friends and colleagues are very sustaining. They're the people who get you through it... It's no good to be on your own.
People seem to have this idea that I've always been very ambitious. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned.
People think you know beforehand when you win an Oscar - I can assure you you don't.
Actually, what I miss are people corpsing on stage.
I would hate people to think bossy is all I can do.
I felt quite a responsibility when I played Elizabeth I but nobody here remembers her! And then I felt a responsibility when I played Queen Victoria but not many people remember her.