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Home
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Nov 07, 2020

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here.

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.

Interview
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Nov 07, 2020

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

Children
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Nov 07, 2020

Having children with someone is the real bond.

Need
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Nov 07, 2020

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either.

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

I am pretty self-indulgent.

Nov 07, 2020

I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my age. By thinking in decades, rather than whether someone's 42 or 47, you can give yourself a whole 10 years to turn yourself around in.

Island
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Nov 07, 2020

I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.

Imagine
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Choose
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Nov 07, 2020

I didn't choose to be an actress.

Cathartic
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Nov 07, 2020

I do find acting cathartic.

Nov 07, 2020

I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret.

Easy Way
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't buy the tabloids, but you're surrounded by it all and people tell you things they've read. I'd be sitting on a train looking over someone's shoulder and thinking: That's familiar... oh my God, it's me.

Myself
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.

Go
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Nov 07, 2020

I go on giving interviews because I've been brought up to support the projects I'm involved in. When you've enjoyed working on a production, you want to do them a favour.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want.

Family
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Nov 07, 2020

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

More
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Pride
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Said
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Nov 07, 2020

I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol.

Bob Marley
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Nov 07, 2020

I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap.

Nov 07, 2020

I'm an actress, not a pinup.

Family
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is.

Job
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.

Nov 07, 2020

I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation.

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious.

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

If people think I look good, it's the make-up.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.

He
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Nov 07, 2020

Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private.

Nov 07, 2020

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

Nothing
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Nov 07, 2020

Sometimes sushi is just superb, and other times there's nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time.

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.

First
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Nov 07, 2020

The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're the two vital elements for a healthy life.

Nov 07, 2020

The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time.

Experience
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Nov 07, 2020

The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part.

Enough
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Family
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Nov 07, 2020

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.

Nov 07, 2020

When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer.

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different. There'll be a different dynamic. Needs and desires change.

Fear
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Nov 07, 2020

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

People
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.

Decade
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Nov 07, 2020

Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.

Now
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Nov 07, 2020

From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.

Love
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Nov 07, 2020

I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie.

Love
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Nov 07, 2020

In films people basically work for the camera, you know, and that's why actors can hate each other and not be speaking to each other and still look as if they're in love because really they're loving the camera loving them.

Best
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Nov 07, 2020

My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.

Media
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17.

Films
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Nov 07, 2020

I turned down a lot of films.

Live
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.

Find
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Nov 07, 2020

After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone.

Funny Thing
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Nov 07, 2020

The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband.

Got
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Nov 07, 2020

I have got a few misters interested but nobody special these days.

Doing
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Nov 07, 2020

I've always kept fit but I've been doing gym and yoga and will be throwing my stilettoes away for a while!

Always
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Nov 07, 2020

I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.

Nov 07, 2020

I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think that's what really started me off.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much.

Nov 07, 2020

Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.

Come
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Nov 07, 2020

Truly charismatic people, in my experience, don't come along very often.

Nov 07, 2020

You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.

More
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Nov 07, 2020

So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.

Class
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Nov 07, 2020

Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be?

Class
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Nov 07, 2020

Everyone has class, one class or another.

Being Famous
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Nov 07, 2020

I never pursued being 'famous.'

Good Work
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Nov 07, 2020

Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.

Love
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Nov 07, 2020

It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time.

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

Eat well and sleep well. That will feed your nervous system and your psyche. As you get older, you look how you feel.

Interview
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Nov 07, 2020

An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

Only
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Nov 07, 2020

From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.

Doing
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Nov 07, 2020

In the theatre, once you've gone about eight rows back, everybody else is just listening to you. You're very small, and nobody can really see what you're doing.

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

I think you live a fuller life with someone else, you know, you're firing on all cylinders. It can be a nightmare at times, we all know that, but nevertheless in the end I think to have someone else's input on anything - a book, a meal, your children, life, a walk - is fantastic.

Come
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Nov 07, 2020

I come from a very hospitable, close, Catholic, matriarchal family.

Men
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Nov 07, 2020

In Europe, we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.

Husband
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all, I've never had a husband.

Exercise
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Nov 07, 2020

I have always done exercise because I was a dancer, and it is probably good for you. I have done yoga consistently.

Night
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Nov 07, 2020

I can easily sleep from nine to 13 hours a night.

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

My children were brought up with their grandparents, and I was brought up with my grandparents. I think the continuity of moving through life together gives people a certain pride and sense of security.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth.

People
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Nov 07, 2020

I think people should do whatever they want to do. That's the point. Why should you care what other people think or say? You're not living in their pocket.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

I like having a good time. It's probably my mother's Brazilian genes in me - party, party.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

The biggest privilege I've had in my life is being able to make a choice. If you make a choice, it can't be a wrong choice because it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Father
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Nov 07, 2020

My mother was madly adventurous. My father was an actor - he worked with Gielgud - and my mother came from a very wealthy family. She definitely wasn't meant to marry an actor, but she eloped with him one lunch-time.

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