I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it.

I've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth.

From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.

My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.

I didn't choose to be an actress

I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.