The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.

I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.

I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think thats what really started me off.

I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret.

If people think I look good, it's the make-up.

I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.

So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.