I was lucky to learn early in life that you need money for food and shelter, but there's no ambition in having money in the bank for the sake of it!

Working in films, there are hundreds of odd moments.

I've often sat down with people talking about a film I've been in, and they haven't realized I was in it.

A script is only as good as the director who's making it.

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.

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

I used to say that theatre was my favourite thing. But the more I do film, the more I appreciate it.