The trick in life is learning how to deal with it.

It was not my destiny, I kept thinking it would be, waiting for it to happen, but it never did, and I didn't care what people thought ... It was only boring old men who would ask me. And whenever they went, 'What? No children? Well, you'd better get on with it, old girl,' I'd say 'No! F*** off!'

Wherever I am in the world, if I get free time when I'm filming I always hire a car, take to the road, drive for miles and explore.

As an actor, those are the roles that you long for. You always want something that's going to kick your last role out of the water and put you off on a new path.

When I'm choosing projects to be a part of it's always a combination of so many different things. The primary thing is the director. But a very important element is, is it different enough from anything else I've ever done, or what I've last done.

I am British. I love Britain for all its faults and all its virtues. My husband is American and I am largely based in Los Angeles, but whenever someone asks me where home is, I automatically say 'London.'

Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of them. You're always learning.