There have been times when I wanted children and other times I've been grateful not to have them. I am a mess if I have to say goodbye to my dog for longer than five days. I don't know how I would deal with kissing my children as I left for work. I know there are women who are able to do that. I don't know if I could.

I don't think it's necessarily healthy to go into relationships as a needy person. Better to go in with a full deck.

I'm very fond of doing movies where men fight over me. I don't get to do enough.

I think most actors like to be liked.

I had one nanny who made me sit in front of a bowl of porridge for three or four days running when I refused to eat it. I remember being very unhappy about that.

I do like the ocean wave, actually. I'm born under the sign of Cancer - the sign of the crab - so I like coastal areas and sunny beaches and such - although not the wide-open and deep seas.

Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.