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Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
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That I have strong, happy girls.
Persevering with a career that was predicted to last six months and still being here four decades later.
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My children. My marriage. All those books.
Being delusional and dreaming big.
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I was on a plane in India and I thought it was going to crash. It was an old, rickety thing. It was pre-children - I wouldn't do it now.
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Like safety, that you've got everything covered; no stress, no fear.
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My wedding. It was at Skibo Castle long before Madonna or any of those people went there.
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