Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once.
Diane Cilento

Suddenly I had a contract and I was earning lots of money.
Diane Cilento

The best part of learning any profession, when you're really going through those huge stretching escalated times of learning and energy, is when you want to do it so much.
Diane Cilento

The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than them by the time I was about 18. They thought I was going to be the ne'er do well, who they'd have to keep worrying about.
Diane Cilento

Very quickly, without really looking back or trying, I was just suddenly lifted into another sphere.
Diane Cilento

When I did Taming of the Shrew, I was very tired, and I decided to have a holiday and make a documentary.
Diane Cilento

You never came home for lunch: you just stayed doing, playing, having fun, surfing, running round.
Diane Cilento