Francesca Annis

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't read more

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here.

It's funny, this thing about happiness. It's a commodity that was imported from America in the Fifties. I see myself read more

It's funny, this thing about happiness. It's a commodity that was imported from America in the Fifties. I see myself simply as living my life . . . I feel it's pushing your luck to define how happy you are.

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

I don't really have an image of myself. Now, is that true? Well, maybe I do and it's different, which read more

I don't really have an image of myself. Now, is that true? Well, maybe I do and it's different, which is why I get shocked when I see how other people experience me. I see myself primarily in a domestic setting.

As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.

As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.