I Learned Quite Early On In Life

Women Are Always Self-effacing And Self-denying. There's A Term That Enrages Me, And I Always Used To Swear That I'd Never Play Characters Described That Way. The Term Is "long-suffering."

The Trick In Life Is Learning How To Deal With It.

You Can't Control How Other People See You Or Think Of You. But You Have To Be Comfortable With That.

With That Incredible Voice That He [alan Rickman] Could Play Like A Sort Of Wonderful Instrument, Like A Cello Or Something. He Played His Voice, And He Could Be The Most Subtle Of Actors. And He Could Also Be Quite A Big Actor. He Could Do The Grandiose Performances As Well.

My Fear Of Drama School Is That The Natural Extraordinary But Eccentric Talent Sometimes Can't Find Its Place In A Drama School. And Often That's The Greatest Talent. And It Very Much Depends On The Drama School And How It's Run And The Teachers. It's A Different Thing Here In America As Well Because So Many Of Your Great Actors Go To Class, Which Is Sort Of We Don't Do In England.