London, March 26 : Veteran thespian Timothy West has revealed that he still loves to flirt with pretty women even at the age of 74.

He says that he still likes to catch a pretty lady's eye.

"Occasionally, even now, somebody gives me a smile that I might think is just a little bit more than a smile," the Daily Express quoted him as telling Saga magazine.

"And when it happens I think, `How nice is that! Why don't people flirt more?''" he added.

The actor, who has been happily married to Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales for more than 45 years, further said: "The truth is, I love a little bit of harmless flirtation. I think it lubricates the passage of life - and done well, it's a truly great art." (ANI)