You never came home for lunch: you just stayed doing, playing, having fun, surfing, running round.

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The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning...

The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning...

I got through my teen years by being a bit of a clown.

I got through my teen years by being a bit of a clown.

I spoke French a bit, and I could speak a bit of this and that,...

I spoke French a bit, and I could speak a bit of this and that,...

If there was a distraction I'd get up and jump out the window. I was...

If there was a distraction I'd get up and jump out the window. I was...

I don't think in my family anyone looked after anyone. It didn't matter how old...

I don't think in my family anyone looked after anyone. It didn't matter how old...

I didn't know what to do with myself. I wasn't excited by the teaching of...

I didn't know what to do with myself. I wasn't excited by the teaching of...

I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.

I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.

I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

I never used to sleep much. I think we all go through a bit of...

I never used to sleep much. I think we all go through a bit of...

Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once.

Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once.

I sort of was good at writing essays. I was never very good at mathematics,...

I sort of was good at writing essays. I was never very good at mathematics,...

I was often very, incredibly naughty, and if I didn't come home at tea time...

I was often very, incredibly naughty, and if I didn't come home at tea time...

At boarding school you had to wear your name across your chest and your back,...

At boarding school you had to wear your name across your chest and your back,...

I had a place in England and was commuting from England to Australia, which is...

I had a place in England and was commuting from England to Australia, which is...

I learnt the theory of movement, which I still teach sometimes. I was very, very...

I learnt the theory of movement, which I still teach sometimes. I was very, very...

Both my parents were doctors, and my mother had her surgery in the house. There...

Both my parents were doctors, and my mother had her surgery in the house. There...

When I did Taming of the Shrew, I was very tired, and I decided to...

When I did Taming of the Shrew, I was very tired, and I decided to...

If you were in the film industry at that time, you were always picked up...

If you were in the film industry at that time, you were always picked up...

My father said, If you want to do acting, you have to be successful, which...

My father said, If you want to do acting, you have to be successful, which...

My mother felt it was time that I had some parental control, so I went...

My mother felt it was time that I had some parental control, so I went...