I don't think in my family anyone looked after anyone. It didn't matter how old they were. Diane Cilento familylookmatter Change image and share on social
The best part of learning any profession, when you're really going through those huge stretching escalated times of learning and energy, is when you want to do it so much. Diane Cilento energyescalatehuge Change image and share on social
Both my parents were doctors, and my mother had her surgery in the house. There were six children. Diane Cilento childdoctorhouse Change image and share on social
Blank House was exactly a nice empty sheet where nothing was accountable because you were so naughty that you were in Blank House. Diane Cilento accountableblankempty Change image and share on social
I never used to sleep much. I think we all go through a bit of a time like that where we rage about. If we don't, I don't think you've ever really lived. Diane Cilento bitehavelive Change image and share on social
I spoke French a bit, and I could speak a bit of this and that, and when you were taught those things by people who couldn't really do it, you can do some pretty wonderfully, imaginative horrific things to teachers. Diane Cilento bitefrenchhorrific share on social
I learnt the theory of movement, which I still teach sometimes. I was very, very ambitious to learn a skill. Diane Cilento ambitiouslearnmovement Change image and share on social
If you were in the film industry at that time, you were always picked up by directors who were much older. You were whisked about and shown things. I did work very hard though. Diane Cilento directorfilmhard Change image and share on social
I had a quick ear and could pick up languages. Diane Cilento earlanguagepick Change image and share on social
At boarding school you had to wear your name across your chest and your back, and obviously I had a pretty funny name. It wasn't Brown or Smith or Hughes. Diane Cilento backboardbrown Change image and share on social