I'm partial to a nice cup of vodka. I normally just drink it really simple with a little bit of lemon.

It's interesting when you get those roles, which seem like nothing on the page, and you kind of subvert them. It's hard to say no.

My husband keeps me really honest.

You know you've made it when you've been moulded in miniature plastic. But you know what children do with Barbie dolls - it's a bit scary, actually.

Audiences want to see them, and in fact, they earn money. The world is round, people.

I'm scared of actors with a scheme.

It's part of my job. You can't play Veronica Guerin sounding like this. It just wouldn't wash. But what I find fascinating about doing an accent - unless it's a farce - is that it's not slapped on.