Don't Be Defeatist, Dear, It's Very Middle

The Thing Is, Often Press People Ask Questions That Are So Personal That Even Your Nearest And Dearest Wouldn't Ask Them.

An Actor Is Somebody Who Communicates Someone Else's Words And Emotions To An Audience. It's Not Me. It's What Writers Want Me To Be.

I'm Just Glad To Get Any Role... The Fact That They're All 90 Is Neither Here Nor There! Actually, It Was Hook That Started It. I Think It Was Peggy Ashcroft Who Couldn't Do The Part And Somebody Was Asked How Old Was I And Would I Be Able To Do The Part, And The Person Replied "92" Very Quickly. And So I've Been Stuck Ever Since! But I'm Actually Very Grateful.

Sort Of What You Do In Drama School When Asked To Play Something Way Out Of Your Reach. Anyway, We Used To Laugh A Lot About That. I Used To Say I'm Not Going To Act Old, Penelope. I'll Just Be Myself.

People Say It Gets Better But It Doesn't. It Just Gets Different, That's All.