Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

I do find acting cathartic.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

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.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

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.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

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.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

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

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

Francesca Annis
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
Francesca Annis

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

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

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.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

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

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.

Francesca Annis
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
Francesca Annis

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.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

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

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

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.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer.

Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis

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.