Oh, I have to say Romana; she was much more fun to do but I did enjoy the Princess when she was turning bad.

I like that totally mixed up kind of eclectic group of personal props and bits of costume and I think the fun of doing that is where I was very lucky with Doctor Who.

Don't ask me who my favourite monster was because I'm sick of saying Tom Baker.

Why do more than 40 percent of Americans think that the Universe began after the domestication of the dog?

We were only there for five days and during that time Tom was a bit annoyed that the French were more interested in me and my schoolgirl outfit than him and his long scarf.

I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra.

I had an awful lot to say in what I wore as Romana.

I was quite happy with the way I went, I think.

A leader may lead, but you have to follow to reach the destination.

American journalism (like the journalism of any other country) is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous, but its achievements are insignificant.

Every evil screams only one message: 'I am good.'

So slowly the hot elephant hearts grow full of desire, and the great beasts mate in secret at last, hiding their fire.

Being willing to suffer often brings great rewards.

Lonely as God, and white as a winter moon, Mount Shasta starts up sudden and solitary from the heart of the great black forests of Northern California

When people talk about my weight, I'm like, 'You seem to have a problem with it; I don't.

No time is ever wasted if you have a book along as a companion.

The key to happiness is not to make yourself into a different person; it is to let yourself be even more of who you really are.

Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental.