I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either.

I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is.

It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time.

I didn't choose to be an actress

I never pursued being 'famous.'

I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims.

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