"I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here"

Francesca Annis is expressing her belief that her individual life need to stay private, although she is in the general public eye. She is recommending that her work remains in the general public arena, however that doesn't indicate that everybody is entitled to understand what occurred in her personal life before she went into the public sphere. This is an old-fashioned view, as numerous stars today are more open about their personal lives. Annis is suggesting that her personal life must remain private, which her work must be the focus of public attention. She is emphasizing the value of maintaining a separation in between her personal and expert lives. This quote reflects Annis' commitment to her personal privacy and her desire to keep her personal life out of the general public eye.