I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people in the music business. You really have to work hard and diligently. Sometimes actors can be lazy and get away with it, but you can't do that if you're a musician.

Mostly, I spend my time being a mother to my two children, working in my organic garden, raising masses of sweet peas, being passionately involved in conservation, recycling and solar energy.

I can't always pick and choose, but I try very hard to take the roles where they are a bit more human. Sometimes there's a hilarious thing that comes along and it might not be the most interesting character, but I'm just delighted to be able to do something.

I think one of my very favorite films of all time was with Peter Sellers when he played Chauncey, the gardener. Being There.

Film has always been hard for me, I'm basically a stage actress. I never felt comfortable in front of the camera.

Actors are very generous.

It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays.