People Always Underestimate Me. But If You

I Think That A Lot Of Women That Know They're Going To Be Part Of History Somehow Decide To Have A Character To Be Remembered By.

I Don't Ever Want To Have To Depend On Anyone Completely.

My Mother Was Devoted To Helping People - With My Father's Money! - Who Had Great Voices But Didn't Have The Financial Means To Study Music. He And My Mum Gave Away Dozens Of Music Scholarships, And My Mum Opened A School In Town, Introduced Opera To Children And Created Fantastic Programmes.

When I Finally Decided To Leave School And Pursue Acting, My Parents Didn't Take It Very Lightly. My Friends Thought That It Was The Tackiest Thing They'd Ever Heard Of. Acting Was Really Beneath Them. They Couldn't Believe That I Would Want To Become An Actress. Not Now, Of Course.

If A Man Lets All Of My Dogs Sleep In The Bed With Us, Then That Is The Most Romantic Thing. You Must Love My Dogs In Order To Love Me. A Man Who Is Nice To My Animals And Doesn't Shoo Them Away - Well, That's The Height Of Romance.