Women have been doing very, very strange things for centuries. I mean ancient Egyptians were already doing that, but I don't necessarily judge people who do. I don't really think it makes people look better; they just look different.

Particularly at the moment, it's an incredibly optimistic thing to bring children into the world.

I certainly think that when I flick through all the magazines at the hairdresser's I like to see and am drawn to images that have an intelligence and mind at work behind them.

I live my life parallel with my work, and they are both equally important. I'm always amazed how much people talk about celebrity and fame. I don't understand the attraction.

I think often women can feel isolated and feel like they get into a rut and don't quite know how to get out of it.

When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.

I think when you have a character as richly drawn, I suppose then there are subconscious, mental notes that you've made.