Quotes from Samantha Bond

I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.

When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40 are finding very little happening.

I'm very shocked when I look at television and I see such an aggressive youth and image obsession in the representation of women on our screens.

If I pop off and do something drastic, everyone's going to realise because they know I'm 50. Anyway, middle-aged women are sensational.

I get so nervous before I go on stage that I can never eat very much, so I'm always completely starving afterwards and dying for a bowl of pasta.

I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.

Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.

It's one of the oldest theatrical adages: never work with children or animals.

I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.

The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.

I love Manhattan.

My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.