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

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The best part of learning any profession, when you're really going through those huge stretching...

The best part of learning any profession, when you're really going through those huge stretching...

Suddenly I had a contract and I was earning lots of money.

Suddenly I had a contract and I was earning lots of money.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

If you've got a lot of children, I think you let the other children bring...

If you've got a lot of children, I think you let the other children bring...

I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

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...

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.

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 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...

Blank House was exactly a nice empty sheet where nothing was accountable because you were...

Blank House was exactly a nice empty sheet where nothing was accountable because you were...

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

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

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 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,...

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...

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 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...