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'.

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!

I love London, and it's a privilege for my children to grow up here.

To be honest, my husband and my children are my best friends.

My own parents were very un-neurotic, so I never thought that I had to change enormously in order to become a parent.

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