MARYAM D'ABO

Many people say that recovery from an aneurysm is like having a layer of skin ripped off - your experience of life is more intense.

The thing is to appreciate the fragile wonder of it all, down to the last breath, down to the dying embers of consciousness.

To do a 'Bond' picture is a blessing but also a curse.

The challenge of directing and interviewing helped me with confidence, and I learnt so much. If I hadn't had the brain hemorrhage, I might never have done it.

In common with many who have a brain injury, I initially lost my confidence and felt very vulnerable, as if a protective layer of skin had been stripped away.

Life is good - we forget that.

I don't regret doing 'The Living Daylights'. If I hadn't done Bond, I wouldn't have been in America doing my series, and I would have had a different life.

If I hadn’t done Bond, I wouldn’t have been in America doing my series, and I would have had a different life.

The thing is to appreciate the fragile wonder of it all, down to the last breath, down to the dying embers of consciousness.

In common with many who have a brain injury, I initially lost my confidence and felt very vulnerable, as if a protective layer of skin had been stripped away.

Many people say that recovery from an aneurysm is like having a layer of skin ripped off - your experience of life is more intense.

I don't regret doing 'The Living Daylights'. If I hadn't done Bond, I wouldn't have been in America doing my series, and I would have had a different life.

Life is good - we forget that.

To do a 'Bond' picture is a blessing but also a curse.

The challenge of directing and interviewing helped me with confidence, and I learnt so much. If I hadn't had the brain hemorrhage, I might never have done it.

If I hadn’t done Bond, I wouldn’t have been in America doing my series, and I would have had a different life.