I've got what my ma had, macular degeneration, which you get when you get old.

It is not good to cross the bridge before you get to it.

Some things you know about, you know what the ingredients are - maybe not all of them. But it's up to you to put in the amount. It's up to the director to nag you until you get it right.

Since Michael died I think I've worked constantly. Friends and colleagues are very sustaining. They're the people who get you through it... It's no good to be on your own.

I think you've got to have your feet planted firmly on the ground, especially in this business, and you must not believe things that are said or written about you, because everything gets out of proportion one way or the other.

The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?