Working in films, there are hundreds of odd moments.

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

When I was 14 I told my mother I intended to be in the House of Commons in the morning, in court in the afternoon and on stage in the evening. She realised then a fantasist had been born.

I use my awards as doorsteps. Others are in the office or in little cubbyholes in our library – they go between the books, because they actually look like arty pieces

It's what people create that makes my heart stop.

I think it's very important not to grow up with the unhealthy amount of attention that is sometimes put on people because they are 'actors'.

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