Americans are very good at animating voices. I don't know why. They have a freedom with them that we British actors find more difficult to get to.

I still suffer terribly from stage fright. I get sick with fear. Not every night, but at the beginning and on occasion - not necessarily when I'm expecting it. You just have to cope with it - take it on the chin and work through it, trying to use the adrenalin to perform.

People with Parkinson's are not some weird people on the edge of human experience.

When I was about 25, I went to a hand reader, this Indian guy in a funky neighborhood. He said: The height of your success won't happen until you're in your late 40s.

I always tell my husband, 'That's it, I quit, I've done all I wanted,' and he's just like, 'Yeah, yeah. Sure.'

I think a lot of my work has been a weird attempt to liberate myself, but it's not altogether successful.

I don't get to play the same role over and over in different movies. The roles that I get to play are quite varied, which is great.