If you're going out for a meal with friends, and they say they can't afford to go to such and such a place, you can't force them to afford it.

I am not much of a TV addict, and if I have a day off, and I'm pottering around at home, I will always listen to Radio 4.

When I go out, I love to put on mascara and lipstick, but I simply don't have time for leisurely facials and treatments. Going to the beauticians is not a priority for me, as when I'm off work, there is always so much catching up in the house to do.

I think it's healthy to say, 'I'm 58 and, do you know what, this is what a 58-year-old woman looks like.'

Every time I work, it's an educational process because I learn by watching other actors. My career is always going to be an ongoing study.

Education is neither eastern nor western.

I believe e-courses will eventually change people's attitude toward learning. Education will play an increasingly dominant role in people's lives. For people of all ages and all geographies.

I finished my higher education deeply in debt and with seven years of bad credit in my future.