The funny thing is I’m not bothered or sad about being on my own – after all I’ve never had a husband. – Francesca Annis
Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family. – Francesca Annis
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. – Francesca Annis
Roman’s wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private. – Francesca Annis
Sometimes sushi is just superb, and other times there’s nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time. – Francesca Annis
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. – Francesca Annis
Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive. – Francesca Annis
The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there’s nothing you can do about it. – Francesca Annis
I go on giving interviews because I’ve been brought up to support the projects I’m involved in. When you’ve enjoyed working on a production, you want to do them a favour. – Francesca Annis
I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don’t need to make any other. You can live the way you want. – Francesca Annis
I don’t buy the tabloids, but you’re surrounded by it all and people tell you things they’ve read. I’d be sitting on a train looking over someone’s shoulder and thinking: That’s familiar… oh my God, it’s me. – Francesca Annis
I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology. – Francesca Annis
I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn’t want to advertise make-up. I didn’t want to be seen as a sex symbol. – Francesca Annis
The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part. – Francesca Annis
I’ve never been married and I’ve no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious. – Francesca Annis
The minute anyone’s getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They’re the two vital elements for a healthy life. – Francesca Annis
I think people should do whatever they want to do. That’s the point. Why should you care what other people think or say? You’re not living in their pocket. – Francesca Annis