I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

I'm doing my bit for the women's movement. The women have always been naked in movies, and now I'm just desperate to take my clothes off as much as possible.

I've always like sort of, as an actor, I'm drawn to exploring how we are as human beings in given situations and how we act and how we react and what makes us tick.

Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off.

For the actors, there's something very important about that first showing of the scene to the crew, becomes like a little performance.

I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way.

I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual.