” Of course, like any woman, I look in the mirror and think, ‘Oh, wouldn’t I look better with a bit of Botox?’ But you’ve got to find comfort in your own skin. I’ve watched women stretch themselves year after year until their faces are no longer recognisable. “
” Soaps are one of the few areas on TV that really embrace older women. In drama, there’s this ridiculous invisibility for women between the ages of 40 and 60. Unless you’re old enough to play a grandmother, there just aren’t the roles. “
” If all you’re doing is making money, you have a luxurious but empty life. “
” If you build a career on being a beautiful young woman, that’s going to be a short career. I have to establish I can act. I don’t want to have to visit the plastic surgeon every two years. “
” At 50 you’re more confident, more comfortable in your skin and you don’t put up with nonsense, especially from men. “
” Your roots, your family, your friends all become so much more important to you as you get older, especially if you are a wandering minstrel like me. “
” Women’s lives get more interesting the older they get. For some reason, when you hit 35, it turns into a grey area filmically. There’s not much more until you start playing grannies. I’m not ready for that. I’m just naffed off that, between 35 and 50, there aren’t better things about. “
” I think the joy of any soap opera is it is always there. You are allowed into this world for a little while and it’s safe in that you are watching other people go through some troubles rather than yourself. It’s there every night, and there is something special about that sort of terrestrial television experience for a mass audience. “
” It’s either feast or famine, and that’s the way it’s been for as long as I can remember. I’ve spent my whole career thinking I’ll never work again. Every actor lives with that insecurity. You just have to negotiate the rapids as they come. “
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