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

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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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

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 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,...

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 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...

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 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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...