If you were in the film industry at that time, you were always picked up by directors who were much older. You were whisked about and shown things. I did work very hard though.

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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,...

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

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

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...

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Both my parents were doctors, and my mother had her surgery in the house. There...

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...

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At boarding school you had to wear your name across your chest and your back,...

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The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning...

I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

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If there was a distraction I'd get up and jump out the window. I was...

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...

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I didn't know what to do with myself. I wasn't excited by the teaching of...

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

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When I did Taming of the Shrew, I was very tired, and I decided to...

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

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My mother felt it was time that I had some parental control, so I went...

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,...

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 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...

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 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...