The advantage of age is that you swap youth for wisdom. You're so full of insecurities when you're young. 'Who am I? What do I have to do for people to like me?' You get caught up in things. You get very emotional about things.

I've got an overactive, analytical brain. I get frustrated, impatient, angry with myself. I swear at myself a lot.

Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, the higher your profile, the more castable you are in TV dramas.

I can honestly say I love getting older. Then again, I never put my glasses on before looking in the mirror.

I ski every three years or so. I don't have the ingrained confidence that others do, but I'll happily toddle about a green or blue run.

I've always been terrified about not having money. I've been a big saver and a big earner. When I've been out of work, I've always found another job. I never wanted to get into debt, because money was very tight when I was growing up. I never felt deprived, but I couldn't have the things I wanted.

War is good for absolutely nothing, because no matter how far and wide apart we may live, we're all the same under the skin. We all want to live, laugh and love.