I was so completely anxious before I had a child, but now my biggest worry is something happening to her, so anything other than that I can handle. That's not to say I'm calm, because that would be b****cks! I wish it were the case, but it's getting better as I get older.

For me personally, everything is on a kiss.

I've always chosen incredibly different roles and things that are quite offbeat. That way you're not limited.

Onstage, there's no hiding; you either can or can't act. There's no second take.

I want more children but for the next three years I want to act.

But Americans find me bizarre and always ask me why I eat so many carbs. I tell them I don't get full otherwise.

I've been on sets where the turnaround is so fast and the budget so small that the actors have been asked to speed things up and save money by changing in the public toilets. There's no room for vanity at times like that. It's the best way: get on with it!