You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I'd never let that happen. If it does, I'll go and live on a desert island for a year.

These women need to feel that we're all aware of what they may be going through, to give them the confidence to speak out.

I've got the best lead man, I really love my lead man.

I've never been onstage in my life.

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

I have the most lovely, healthy bouncing baby, she was all very compact and the right size.

Well ironically my last three roles have all been a mother. One was a Canadian film where the baby was taken away because she is a drug addict, in Irish Jam I play a mother to a four year old. I think in the future I'll be able to handle the role with a lot more depth.