When I came back to Britain, I realized that I was no longer a very young woman. I had to meet my new consciousness, my new age, with roles that reflected it somewhat.

Most of the time I spent in America, I was having a love affair with some American or other. I was just passing through but stayed because of these chaps.

There were some films I refused because the feminist aspect was a bit wonky.

It's quite hard for me being an actress because I actually don't like attention.

Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority.

You can't win with some people. If you're not in government, you're criticised for being not serious. If you are in government, you're criticised for wanting power. That's the Labour party's line of attack, and it's a bit ridiculous.

I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.

When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by government officials and help prevent recurrence; the 'Waco hearings,' conducted over a two-week period in 1995, stand as an example of such an undertaking.