Quotes By Francesca Annis

I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.

Everyone has class, one class or another.

I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.

I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.

I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it.

I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is.

I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie.

Sometimes sushi is just superb, and other times there's nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time.

I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap.

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.

If people think I look good, it's the make-up.

I turned down a lot of films.

I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want.

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here.

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.

I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret.

It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time.

I've always kept fit but I've been doing gym and yoga and will be throwing my stilettoes away for a while!

The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time.

I don't buy the tabloids, but you're surrounded by it all and people tell you things they've read. I'd be sitting on a train looking over someone's shoulder and thinking: That's familiar... oh my God, it's me.

I do find acting cathartic.

Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.

Having children with someone is the real bond.

The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband.

I go on giving interviews because I've been brought up to support the projects I'm involved in. When you've enjoyed working on a production, you want to do them a favour.

I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious.

I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my age. By thinking in decades, rather than whether someone's 42 or 47, you can give yourself a whole 10 years to turn yourself around in.

As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.