When I was a kid, I used to watch all those Sunday afternoon matinees featuring all the Hollywood greats.
— Anita Dobson
Everything in life is a double-edged sword.
I'd sue the bottom off my husband if he dared to put me in one of his films, and he knows that.
We learn by misfortune.
I knew of Queen, and I knew of Freddie, but I didn't know who the rest of the band were. I became friends with Freddie first; then I got to know the others.
To be playing Joan Crawford is as good as it gets.
Something devastating can happen to you, and it can have positive consequences. By the same token, something fantastic can happen, and it can bring a lot of trouble. That's life.
Brian and I have ups and downs like every marriage does. Although he's a legend, he's still, inside, an ordinary man, and I have got to remember that once we get inside the door, it's just us two.
To make a marriage work, you have to want to. If you want to stay with that person, you will. It's simple.
The reason I wanted to do 'Strictly' in the end is that you come out of it having learned something.
I'm very protective of friends and family.
There's no secret it's hard work. Even though Brian's the love of my life, and he's absolutely adorable, it's not easy, and we have to work at it. But because we love each other and keep working at it, it pays off.
'EastEnders' changed everything. I was a jobbing actress living in Stepney, and I was on the dole at one point. Then people started to send me scripts, which was always my dream.
