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I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound. ”
If there's anything about longevity in television, it's about knowing what to take and what to turn down, and what to stop. ”
I have never, for a single moment, been aware of pressure from anyone in television about how I dress, what my shape is or how I speak. I've always written my own scripts. I've always been the first to point out that I need to be fit. I need to look good. ”
You can look at the New York Times Bestseller List and you can be pretty sure that the writers on that list don't know each other very well. ”
Now that I know about my great-great-grandfather, I feel that John Reid and I would have got on well together. ”
On the surface I look fragile and insecure; you have to know me very well. ”
I like to stay active. ”
I don't sing as well as I used to. Nor does anyone else in their 60s. ”
Once, I was up north with friends and, after dinner, one lady who was at the table said, 'Would you sing for me?' and I went 'Well, sure.' And the other women are looking and going, 'You never sing for us.' Well, you never ask me. ”
It is important what you look like, period. So, I grew up and realized, 'Just put on the shoes and wear some nice clothes and forget about it and try to sing well.' ”