Quotes By 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.

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

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 do find acting cathartic.

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.

Truly charismatic people, in my experience, don't come along very often.

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

I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring.

Having children with someone is the real bond.

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.