Kim Cattrall

“My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and I met my great-aunt, who was just a force of nature. She was an elocution teacher and a huge enthusiast for theater and the classics. I took her amateur acting class, and she was really impressed with me.”

“I'm a trisexual. I'll try anything once.”

“A pilot is like the most extensive dress rehearsal you can ever imagine, because the writers are learning about the actors, the actors are learning about the characters.”

“A lot of my life has been lonely. Fantastic, but lonely.”

“My film career was always to support my theater career.”

“I feel I disappoint people when I am not 'Samantha.' They seem surprised when I don't have the same voice and the same mannerisms. They were booking 'Samantha,' and I would show up.”

“Really rejoice in being yourself. Have your own drumbeat.”

“When I see a woman who looks her age, she's radiating something, and it's life.”

“I prefer younger men. In some ways, they are much more open to a woman being stronger and independent then some of the men my age.”

“I wanted to understand pain and the human condition, which is full of pain and regret and sadness - and some happiness, if you're lucky.”

“I'm drawn to roles because they excite me intellectually and emotionally.”

“I consider myself a feminist living in a post-feminist era.”

“A successful television series can chain you to a schedule of long hours and can put your personal life on hold. But after it is all over, if you survive, then anything is possible.”

“I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head.”

“I feel sometimes and in some ways like Linda Romanoli and Monica Velour; I feel marginalized because I'm in my fifties. If you went online and you look at some of the blogs, which one can do on a lonely night, it's pretty startling what people will say about you just because you're in your fifties.”

“I'm smart with my money, I invest conservatively. I don't mind paying top-dollar, but I don't want to get ripped off.”

“I like my life. It's good.”

“There's a look people get in their eyes when you're talking to them and they're not seeing you, and you know it's because they have a movie running through their head.”

“Having my priorities in order has really helped me look better, fresher, and more relaxed.”

“It's your body, your life. Do what you want to do.”