I'm deeply ambitious and I always have been.

My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky.

I don't think I'm curvaceous. It's simply that most other actresses are really, stupidly tiny.

I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted.

Documenting trips makes them that much richer. I stick in train tickets and business cards from restaurants. It makes the whole experience poetic, describing the sights, smells and sounds around me. It means I can relive the holiday years later.

Because I trained in theater, I always leave a film shoot feeling like I haven't done anything, like I just sat in front of the camera and whispered, essentially.

It's people's worst fantasy to see their partner kissing someone else, even though it's a job and it's not real.