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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.

I get so nervous before I go on stage that I can never eat very much, so I'm always completely starving afterwards and dying for a bowl of pasta.

I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked sense of humour.

I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.

The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.

It's one of the oldest theatrical adages: never work with children or animals.

The middle-aged woman is the ground bed of the audience that watches television, and yet they are absolutely invisible.

Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.

If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.

The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport.

My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.

Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.

I love Manhattan.

My nickname is Bondy. But not because of the Bond films - it was my surname a long time before I did those.

I always have bananas with me for energy.

I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.

Inside my heart, there's a 12-year-old girl who has always wanted to be Ginger Rogers.

I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.

I'm an appalling flyer. I get very tense, although I no longer weep uncontrollably for no reason - I just sob if there's turbulence.

If I pop off and do something drastic, everyone's going to realise because they know I'm 50. Anyway, middle-aged women are sensational.

I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.

I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me is being a mother.

My best friend is my husband.

I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.

I'm very shocked when I look at television and I see such an aggressive youth and image obsession in the representation of women on our screens.