Phyllis Logan

“It's true as a woman, particularly: the older you get, the parts get thinner on the ground and not quite as interesting, that's for sure.”

“I worry about the world.”

“I think everyone knows someone who's battling with dementia or caring for a relative affected by it. I've been staggered by how commonplace it is.”

“Sadly, my father died before I graduated, so he didn't see any of the success at all.”

“Normally I will have five or six cups of tea a day, and if I can have them poured from a teapot, then all the better. I think tea tastes so much nicer from a pot.”

“Because I came from a small town outside Glasgow, nobody from my school had ever gone into the acting profession. It was just something you didn't do. You joined the bank or became a teacher or whatever you did.”

“If you're going out for a meal with friends, and they say they can't afford to go to such and such a place, you can't force them to afford it.”

“There is nothing quite like a freshly brewed pot of tea to get you going in the morning.”

“Why do people want to kill and maim and pillage? We're all in it together.”

“I am not much of a TV addict, and if I have a day off, and I'm pottering around at home, I will always listen to Radio 4.”

“Working is a great distraction technique.”

“It's great playing a mature character. It adds something.”

“I don't think you can underestimate how much carers need some support.”

“When I go out, I love to put on mascara and lipstick, but I simply don't have time for leisurely facials and treatments. Going to the beauticians is not a priority for me, as when I'm off work, there is always so much catching up in the house to do.”

“I spend long days wearing a corset - but no pain, no gain.”

“If you find yourself caring for a relative with dementia, the chances are you'll need help.”

“I think it's healthy to say, 'I'm 58 and, do you know what, this is what a 58-year-old woman looks like.'”

“'Downton Abbey' about upper-class posh people: of course it is.”

“When somebody's calling you 'Mommy,' it's a wonderful thing. But also to have that responsibility and to know that you and your partner have this little thing that's totally relying on you - and it made me, I suppose, less selfish. Not that I was mega-selfish to start with, but it's lovely having that responsibility. It's scary.”