I was a real art freak when I was a teenager.

Every time, at any point of my life, I think now is always the best age to be.

I spent my teenage years in Paris when my dad was stationed there, and I'd look at women in their forties and think, 'That's the age I want to be.'

I've become more confident as I have got older. I care less what others think.

I had a great start in television; the first thing I did was an episode of Performance called The Entertainer with Michael Gambon playing Archie Rice.

So often when you meet child actors, they're weird - they're freaks. No, I mean it, they're really odd people.

I listen to Radio 4 all the time. I didn't go to university, so that's my further education.