The Whole World Is Waiting. The Whole

There Are Not A Lot Of Places For An Actor To Explore What It's Like To Be A Woman In Her 60s. There Aren't Any Films About It And There Very Few Tv Series About It.

There Was Really A Snobbery From People In Film - They Did Not Want People Who Had Come From Television. It Was The Poor Relation Of Show Business, And Especially Situation Comedy.

The Opportunities I've Had To Play Really Complex Characters - Which Haven't Been A Lot, But Some - You Never Get Over Them.

But I Was Losing So Much Bone Density That I Would Have Been In Grave Danger. And I Mean Grave Danger. If I Had Let It Go Just A Few More Years I Could Have Broken My Hip Or Spine Just Picking Up My Granddaughter

Acting Has Been My Lover And Best Friend. My Confidant And My Tormentor. It Has Given Me Support And Broken My Heart And Mended It.