Anne Reid

For the first part of my career, I did what I was told, and I wasn't getting anywhere. I'd get in such a state when I was asked to do something, and it didn't feel right, and I'd end up feeling that I wasn't very good. ”

My father fought in the war, and then he was posted all 'round the world with his job. So I didn't know him very well when I was young. ”

I'm quite surprised I ever got married in the first place. ”

I have notebooks all over the place. I write little stories for my cabaret. ”

Jasmine - it brings back memories of India with my parents. ”

I like waking up in the morning and thinking, 'Mmm, I might go to Paris today.' I don't want to ask anyone if they want to come with me or mind me going. I like being my own agent. I have my grandsons and son. If I didn't have them, it would be different. ”

Maybe I'll get into a Bond film... I always thought I'd be a Bond Girl when I was young. ”

The British tend to be uptight; they shy away from being tactile. ”

I think people can't believe I can still walk and talk and get on the stage without assistance. ”

I'm enormously proud of being the ancestor of a convict. That's mad, isn't it, but I really am. ”