I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...