Quotes By Francesca Annis
You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
Francesca Annis
I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17.
Francesca Annis
Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.
Francesca Annis
The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're the two vital elements for a healthy life.
Francesca Annis
Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private.
Francesca Annis
We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much.
Francesca Annis
Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be?
Francesca Annis
I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol.
Francesca Annis
I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.
Francesca Annis
Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.
Francesca Annis
My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.
Francesca Annis
I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
Francesca Annis
I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims.
Francesca Annis
I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think that's what really started me off.
Francesca Annis
The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.
Francesca Annis
You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different. There'll be a different dynamic. Needs and desires change.
Francesca Annis