Tim Curry is "not scared" of death and believes he will "welcome it"

During an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, Curry explained: "I don't fear death. I try to avoid it. I think we all do, but I suspect that in the end, I will welcome it. I think it may be very comforting to go bye-bye, and I want to earn it."

He also confessed he was frightened when he first suffered the stroke because the same condition previously killed his father.

The movie star said: "I was scared ... I had to learn how to speak again. That was very weird. I hated not being able to speak. [And] my face kind of went sideways."

It comes after Curry previously admitted he could suffer another stroke "at any time".

When asked if he worries about going through a similar situation again in the future, Curry told the Guardian newspaper: "I probably should [worry]. It could happen any time. I wouldn't want to go through it again. Because it just makes you so f****** vulnerable."

Curry is now reliant on a wheelchair to get around and cannot use his left arm, but he's helped by a team of carers, saying of them: "They really take incredibly good care of me and make me laugh."

He went on to reveal the worst thing about his condition is the loss of his short-term memory as it means he will never work on stage again.

He added: "I can't remember a f****** thing. I'm not sure that I could do theatre again."

Curry previously revealed he suffered the stroke during a massage and his therapist was the one who noticed something was wrong and called an ambulance.

Speaking on stage at a special screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles last month, Curry told the audience: "I was having a massage at the time and I didn't even actually notice anything, but the guy who was doing the massage said: 'I'm worried about you, I want to call an ambulance'. And he did, and I said: 'That's so silly'."