I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims.

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I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to...

I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to...

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to...

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to...

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you...

I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you...

I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him....

I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him....

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women...

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women...

I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've...

I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've...

I'm an actress, not a pin-up.

I'm an actress, not a pin-up.

The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're...

The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're...

I am pretty self-indulgent.

I am pretty self-indulgent.

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the...

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the...

I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there...

I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there...

Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman...

Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman...

You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different....

You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different....

I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.

I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.

I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the...

I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the...

I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring.

I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring.

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's...

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's...

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.

I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to...

I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to...