Some people in my family achieved a lot, some people inherited a lot. But I turned my back on the whole thing.

I went for endless auditions for tiny parts in obscure plays, and never got one job until I was in 'Four Weddings'.

I was never, ever the ingenue. The young, innocent lead was just not me.

I did become quite well known from 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', and it helped hugely. I wasn't as famous as Hugh Grant, but I certainly began to work.

I find running life quite hard and I like sharing that. Obviously, the companionship, being loved and loving, is fantastic. But I don't feel that I couldn't live without a boyfriend or lover or husband.

Some people in my family achieved a lot, some people inherited a lot. But I turned my back on the whole thing.

When people said schooldays were the best days of your life, I remember thinking: 'Tell me it's not true. This cannot be it.' I don't think my life has ever been that bad again. It hasn't always been easy but at least I have been free.