I think very few people do find a relationship where, every moment of every day, everything they do comes together. That's why, in a nutshell, everyone loved Barbara in 'The Good Life.' She was the perfect partner. It was a formula. She wasn't glamorous. She wasn't clever. But she was a good partner. That's too easy, too perfect.

When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation.

Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat.

So many roles for women demand that you make the audience fall in love with you or sympathise with you.

I'm not very much of a foodie; I like small amounts of delicious things, but I've never overeaten - I'd much rather have a glass of wine.

The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldnt get any roles other than as somebody dark.

My parents were very volatile but very loving. My father would get jealous if my mother looked at somebody. I used to be insanely jealous. It comes out of insecurity. It can come and go, but you get to the point in life where you don't have this raging jealousy and protectiveness about your world.