By definition, an actor's life is a recipe for regret. There are always roads you could have taken. But I've lived long enough to realise that each road has its own rewards.

It's peaceful for people to know how their lives are going to be, pretty much.

I like writing letters and receiving letters. It's a shame that we've lost the art of letter-writing and saving correspondence. I mourn that.

That feeling of being 19 or 20 and 'hot' in Hollywood was so intense.

I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.

I wasn't ecstatic about being pregnant - I wasn't somebody who actively wanted kids. Certainly there were no fantasies about nappy-changing.

My job now is to work hard and learn all I can.