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I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.

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I was part of the first generation of girls and women to be educated and go to grammar school even if we didn't have much money. Then that generation went, 'OK, great', and went into medicine or the police, and hit this wall of discrimination from older men who hadn't caught up.

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Hollywood is a very small world; the people who matter matter, and the people who don't matter are just like nothing.

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Working away from my husband for long periods is good and bad. It stops us taking each other for granted and gives us space, but I miss him terribly.

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I believe in meditation - it's a good tool to centre yourself, but unfortunately, I'm too lazy to do it. It's very hard work, and I prefer to watch 'Nothing To Declare' on TV!

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I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me.

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I remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe your 30s are a wonderful time.

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Nothing is quite so emotional and passionate as what goes on inside of a family. People are driven to distraction by a father or a mother or a husband. Or a child.

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I always love working with young actors, because there's always something to learn. It's always exciting to see the next generation and how they approach things and what's great about them and what's not so great about them.

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I met with Hitchcock when I was a very, very young actress just starting out and he was making 'Frenzy' in London and I was sent along to meet with him. He was very, very unimpressed with me and I have to say, I was rather unimpressed with him - but only because I was an arrogant, ignorant young actress.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actress

Born: July 26th, 1945

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