Sharon Gless

In my early days I was a contract player at Universal and I had a wonderful mentor named Monique James, who was head of talent there, and she used to drag me on sets to do parts.

But I've always believed that Christine Cagney shouldn't be played past a certain age.

I'm not here to put down men, God love them and I'm married to one, but I do think they are more shallow.

Years on, Christine and John still have a deep love for each other, as do Stevie and I - we've been working together since I was 17.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them.