Diana Quick

“I always take an Alastair Sawday guide. I stayed in three or four places in India that they had recommended, and every one of them was wonderful.”

“What was I like in 1966? I was 19 years old, very confident, and life was a big adventure.”

“'The Discovery of France' by Graham Robb is teaching me lots about a country I've long loved but realise I didn't really know.”

“Good looks are not something you earn. But as you get older, how you look is a reflection of the life you've led.”

“I did a couple of sketch shows with Mike Palin and Terry Jones... and then I got hired by Granada to do a weekly topical show.”

“If you try to live as well as you can, then hopefully your face will reflect that. But it's unfair that we put so much pressure on women to look good and then give them so much stick when they go under the knife to achieve this.”