I was often very, incredibly naughty, and if I didn't come home at tea time I used to be sent to bed without any dinner. But people used to bring me things: I was better fed in bed.

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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 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 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.

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 had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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,...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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,...

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 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...