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. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
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. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
The middle-aged woman is the ground bed of the audience that watches television, and yet they are absolutely invisible. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping… — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
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… — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death… — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
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… — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
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… — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
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. — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
