I always took things very seriously. Always have done.
There was so little said about the Burmese war. The Forgotten 14th, they called them.
I went goodness knows how long without a bath.
People used me, in a way, to achieve something, and I was glad of it. I was just doing my job.
I am delighted to learn that the small part I played in the campaign to protect the white cliffs of Dover has been so effective.
Over many years, I have been a supporter of the National Trust and the vital work that they do in preserving our heritage and landscapes - long may this continue.
I never wanted to be a Judy Garland.
I have never been terribly ambitious.
If work came along I liked, I would do it. If it interfered with home life for too long or took me away, I wouldn't.
I don't think the singers take it as seriously as we used to. The words, the meaning, the phrasing, the feeling of the song. They see the words, they know the tune and they just sing it.
I was never the glamorous type like Betty Grable.
I don't listen to the radio. I'd rather watch the television.
I don't listen to music. I never have done.
My favourite hotel is the Hilton Hawaiian Village beach resort in Honolulu.
Our family didn't have a lot of money, so my brother, parents and I spent our holidays at Southend-on-Sea.
Seeing photographs of my dad, Bert, on the beach with a knotted handkerchief on his head to avoid getting sunburn still brings a smile to my face.
I've visited Holland plenty of times and always liked staying in the Hilton in Amsterdam.
Always arrive in plenty of time so that when you step on the train or sit down in the plane you're relaxed, not hassled.
If I switch on the radio and hear some nice classical music, I will sit and listen to it but I don't sort of play records or go for any particular type of music.
I never thought that I would share a hit parade with the Beatles.
