Kim Cattrall

“I take care of myself, which includes dieting, exercising and minimising stress. I joke that I've been on a diet since 1974, which is basically true.”

“The older I get, the less jarring I want my exercise to be, and I find that a long walk is equally as helpful and satisfying as a three-mile jog.”

“I am no size zero or super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”

“I'm not expecting much work in Hollywood, to be honest. People stick to film because they tend to get offered the same roles over and over again, and it's safe. But I'm not interested in doing that.”

“What would be really difficult is to be sitting on a beach. There's vacations, and there's vegetations. I don't do well vegetating.”

“I haven't played a lot of wallflowers but I have played women who have been vulnerable.”

“I found a lot of guys my age and older were absolutely terrified of me. Younger men weren't.”

“Someone recently asked what I am most proud of. The thing I'm most proud of is that I'm in my 50s and I'm still a leading lady.”

“I like to step outside of what people's idea of me might be. I suppose that makes me a bit of a rule-breaker. I like to take chances.”

“The most difficult thing about my job is that I do a lot of 19-hour days. It's really difficult to have a life, never mind a relationship. I don't have any regrets, really. I'm quite content. I'm very stubborn and persistent. I just keep working.”

“I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie.”

“Theatre can't be done again and again and again and again - it's organic.”

“Tennessee Williams was so adept at portraying characters who are both fallible and vulnerable. Women were a huge influence in his life, his mother and sister in particular.”

“Once you have a child, that becomes your life, and while that's the way it should be, I sort of have a love affair with my work. Having said that, many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life.”