Francesca Annis

I'm an actress, not a pinup.

I've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth.

I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

In all animation, if it's done quickly, you'll know it. And if you're very slow and careful with it, it's going to look a little more beautiful. It's just compressing time into seconds.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.