If there was a distraction I'd get up and jump out the window. I was quite out of hand. In schools like that I don't think they expect that girls are going to behave in such an outrageous fashion. Diane Cilento behavedistractionexpect Change image and share on social
Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once. Diane Cilento bedchildcollapse Change image and share on social
You never came home for lunch: you just stayed doing, playing, having fun, surfing, running round. Diane Cilento funhomelunch Change image and share on social
I got through my teen years by being a bit of a clown. Diane Cilento biteclownteen Change image and share on social
My father said, If you want to do acting, you have to be successful, which is a silly thing to say. Diane Cilento actfathersilly Change image and share on social
It was a very odd household, because the grandmothers were so different. Both of them had their own pianos. So it would be duelling pianos by grandmothers. Diane Cilento duellgrandmotherhousehold Change image and share on social
Very quickly, without really looking back or trying, I was just suddenly lifted into another sphere. Diane Cilento backliftquickly Change image and share on social
The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than them by the time I was about 18. They thought I was going to be the ne'er do well, who they'd have to keep worrying about. Diane Cilento earnfathermoney share on social
My mother felt it was time that I had some parental control, so I went off to America and went to New York. Diane Cilento americacontrolfelt Change image and share on social
I was often very, incredibly naughty, and if I didn't come home at tea time I used to be sent to bed without any dinner. But people used to bring me things: I was better fed in bed. Diane Cilento bedbringdinner Change image and share on social