Most ankle strap shoes are seriously unattractive, cutting the line of the leg as well as cutting off the circulation! Try dancing in them – your feet will look like a pair of overdone hotdogs afterwards.
And sometimes when I would get in the morning, when we’d go out – we’d see shrapnel and bits of stuff in the streets and bombed buildings, and – but I was evacuated a lot. Every time the blitz got heavy, my parents would take us off to the country.
I don’t believe in eating junk and I protect my face all the time from the sun, even in the winter with base and makeup.
I have to say that those nine years were full of turmoil and drama and trauma to me, in actual fact.
I don’t seek to be in the tabloids but I suppose sometimes I go out and I’m wearing something and they take a picture and it’s in.
I have a lot of male friends that I go the cinema with and movie and shopping. A lot of men friends I know love shopping.
I mean, I’m a war baby, and we had rationing, and we didn’t have sugar and sweets, which is very good for you in actual fact. Because when we had a piece of fruit, we’d gulp it down. It was just great.
Most of the time we’ve been living in England and now we’ve bought an apartment in New York which we absolutely love.
In fact, the 20th century I think was the most fascinating century and the whole of man civilization because so much happened.
Well, it is quite daunting, but I made my first appearance on the stage when I was nine, because I went to a theatrical school, because I wanted to be an actress since I was eight.
No, that’s what I think God does to you. He gives you some great gig in which you make a whole heap of money, and you’re just on top of the world and on every magazine cover, but your personal life is miserable. And for most of that time, I have to say, my personal life was pretty miserable.
Of course it does on opening night, but I’ve never had that devastating stage fright that some people get, but apparently, you can develop it.
Yes, I remember the bombings. Yes, I remember, because – yes, I remember being in air raid shelters. Even though I was evacuated because I was very young, I remember being in air raid shelters and the tremendous feeling of compatibility with everybody.
Only fine cigars are worth smoking and only men who smoke fine cigars are worth kissing.
Of course it’s true: the public want to see young people – young people are the people who go to the cinema. It’s a sad fact of life, but you’ve got to accept it and not whine about it.
I do it because I love acting, I love working, and whether it’s radio, television, films, theater, I don’t care as long as I can get out there and do it.
Love may be a dream but marriage is a nightmare.
It’s just something that I like, and I also don’t buy into the ageism theory.
If I hear the word ‘retire,’ it makes me want to throw up. And then do what? Sit around all day watching television?
I don’t believe in vitamin pills. I swear by men, darling-and as many as possible.