I'm nicer than I am. Like most people I have a dark side, but because of roles I played early on people tend not to guess that. - Mary Steenburgen

When I came round I felt very odd, It was like I had headphones on and I was listening to music. It didn’t go away. I wasn’t sleeping at night. It was as though my mind had become a musical tornado, and whatever came in front of me got whirled into it.

Part of the beauty of being this age is that it doesn’t feel like it’s for ever. You can be overwhelmed, or you can go.

To be honest, when you have four kids and one grandchild, and one on the way, and a marriage that you are very blessed to have, I don’t want to work all the time.