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

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

People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals.

What really matters to me is what my peers think.

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

Actually, I'm looking forward to being 50. Because to me, that's when a woman is at the pinnacle of her femininity and her womanhood.

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