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.
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.
I turned down a lot of films.
After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone.
The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband.
I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
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.
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.
So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.
Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be?
Everyone has class, one class or another.
I never pursued being 'famous.'
Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.
An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.
From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
I think you live a fuller life with someone else, you know, you're firing on all cylinders. It can be a nightmare at times, we all know that, but nevertheless in the end I think to have someone else's input on anything - a book, a meal, your children, life, a walk - is fantastic.
I come from a very hospitable, close, Catholic, matriarchal family.
In Europe, we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.
I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all, I've never had a husband.
I can easily sleep from nine to 13 hours a night.
