Quotes

[on her stage, film and television roles] I enjoy them all in different ways; all of it is fun to me.

[on her childhood ambition to become an actress] I was a very shy little girl, but when I was five I saw my brother, who uses the name Alfred Ryder, play one of the lost boys in "Peter Pan." That started to make up my mind.

When I was 11, my parents let me go to the Professional Children's School. That was like nothing I'd ever encountered before, and I must admit it was difficult for a while. I was so much younger than the others and I came to school in a short skirt and flat-heeled shoes - whereas the other girls would turn up in high heels, flashy hairdos and slinky clothes.

[on her stage debut] I thought first that this was the peak of my life and that I never would top it, and then after that had settled in for a while, I knew that I had found what I wanted to do and would do it always.

You always enjoy any kind of part if you like it.