Elizabeth McGovern

I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s. ”

To me, the lyrics of the song define the kind of style it is. ”

I like writing letters and receiving letters. It's a shame that we've lost the art of letter-writing and saving correspondence. I mourn that. ”

I wasn't ecstatic about being pregnant - I wasn't somebody who actively wanted kids. Certainly there were no fantasies about nappy-changing. ”

That feeling of being 19 or 20 and 'hot' in Hollywood was so intense. ”

I had reconciled myself to being happily out to pasture, a bit. ”

North Hollywood isn't actually Hollywood, it's in the San Fernando Valley... it's not the most glamorous part of L.A. ”

I love having the opportunity to explore a part for a great length of time, really get deeper and deeper into it, because you only have a chance to do that once or twice in a career. ”

By definition, an actor's life is a recipe for regret. There are always roads you could have taken. But I've lived long enough to realise that each road has its own rewards. ”

There is nothing in my life where I view myself as a 1920s person. ”