One of the ways I think I gain fodder for characters is by watching people.

I have lots of friends and, like me, they're not married. So my kids have lots of godparents - men and women, gay and straight. My loft is always filled with people helping me out with them and loving them.

My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two.

I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me.

The second you are handed a newborn it is yours. It doesn’t matter what body it came out of. I’ve never felt more strongly about anything in my life.

I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate. My life has changed so dramatically over the last number of years, especially having a family now. My priorities have shifted.

The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.