Zitat des Tages von Samantha Bond:
It's always been a dream of mine to be Ginger Rogers or Cyd Charisse, and here I am performing alongside Robert Lindsay and being directed by a major Broadway producer. Who said dreams don't come true?
Inside my heart, there's a 12-year-old girl who has always wanted to be Ginger Rogers.
I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.
'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked sense of humour.
I love Manhattan.
My best friend is my husband.
I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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 adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me is being a mother.
Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.
I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.
I'm an appalling flyer. I get very tense, although I no longer weep uncontrollably for no reason - I just sob if there's turbulence.
I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.
Agatha Christie holds special personal memories for me because my mum, a television producer called Pat Sandys, had been the first person to persaude the Agatha Christie estate to put one of her stories on T.V.
It's one of the oldest theatrical adages: never work with children or animals.
I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.
Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.
The middle-aged woman is the ground bed of the audience that watches television, and yet they are absolutely invisible.
When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.