I love peas and can happily tuck into a big bowl, but my favourite vegetables are Brussels sprouts. I talk about them so much that my fans call themselves Sam's Sprouts.

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• Samantha Bond:

  When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first

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  I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

• Samantha Bond:

  I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.

• Samantha Bond:

  I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.

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  I love Manhattan.

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  I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.

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  I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

• Samantha Bond:

  I always have bananas with me for energy.

• Samantha Bond:

  It's one of the oldest theatrical adages: never work with children or animals.

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  When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beaut