Greta Scacchi

“I find it very difficult to be away from my children. I'm very much a homebody.”

“I'm not a pin-up, I'm an actress.”

“I've always had a problem with authority. I'm a bit of a rebel.”

“I always felt that I was a European actress, not an American actress, so I've always been drawn to European films.”

“I think it's a great shame that the image of the female body is so distorted in our society.”

“I'm a great believer in the power of the imagination.”

“For me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.”

“I am a Luddite. I am not a fan of the promiscuity of information.”

“I think that the most important thing for an actor is to be honest.”

“Acting is a way of understanding myself, of exploring different aspects of my personality.”

“My priority is my family, absolutely, 100 percent.”

“I'm very good at being a hermit. I'm very good at being on my own.”