I wanted to be a serious actress, but of course that didn`t really happen. I did Desdemona [at the National, opposite Olivier] with great discomfort and was terrified all the time. But then everyone was terrified of Larry.
But there was an incredible nervousness about him. You couldn`t do this, couldn`t do that. Mustn`t ride a bike, you`d be bound to fall off. Couldn`t swim, you`d most certainly drown. [on her father]