I'm pretty good at getting things out of the way, especially paperwork. I hate it sitting about, as it somehow weighs me down.

There is so much pressure to be thin, and you constantly compare yourself to others. But confidence is something that comes with age and experience - it has to be earned along the way.

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

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.

Be yourself - it's the inner beauty that counts. You are your own best friend, the key to your own happiness, and as soon as you understand that - and it takes a few heartbreaks - you can be happy.

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.

I grew up in a very political household. My mum used to shout at the television. At Mrs. Thatcher.