If you're constantly frightened of being unhappy, how bloody exhausting must that be?

Music really influenced me when I was growing up. I did go through a Jimi Hendrix phase. My hair was naturally quite afro, and I wore low-slung jeans with very high heels. Siouxsie and the Banshees had a lot to answer for. I was in a top hat with peacock feathers and thigh-high black boots. I was 17 -- old enough to know better.

As I've got older, I feel more confident in my body, so wouldn't want to tamper with it.

Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful, That's what it requires. That's not true of film: the camera does lie.

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

I feel as though my life is bathed in golden sunlight. And the really wonderful thing is that I know it.

I'm a very positive person. My grandmother taught me that happiness is both a skill and a decision, and you are responsible for the outcome.