I wasn't trying to be a role model for anybody. I don't think that you can.

I identify with other women because of my gender, and I identify with other women if they are mothers because I'm a mother, too. It's very simple. It's nothing complicated, it's not rocket science. It's about empathy. It's about understanding that what happens with one person is potentially what happens to you, and seeing yourself in someone else's shoes. Fundamentally, we are all in the same place: we're born, we live, and we're going to die. In between, we'll have joy and we'll have sadness.

Success breeds the excitement to continue going.

I played with the image, because I think image is temporary. It's a projection. It's illusory.

If someone says something unpleasant, I can't say it doesn't smart a bit. It always does. Someone can take a really nasty swipe if they want because it kind of feels powerful for a person to write in a paper and get that thing out there.

In a way, it's all down to perception, isn't it? And everyone has their own take on everything.

I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change.