I love photography, and I love the art of photography.

People often ask me whether I prefer theater or film, and the answer is that I prefer the one I'm not doing: The grass is always greener.

Southend is a dormitory town for London. But it also had this thing of being the playground of the East End - a glamorous holiday town.

The timing of comedy is so difficult. You've got to leave room for a laugh, you don't want to kill the laugh, but on film, you can't just suddenly stop for a laugh and then carry on. So, I think it's a real art form, comedy on film.

I was never that kind of star. I was never cast because I was gorgeous.

It was never my intention to marry anybody. Economics are basically the only reason to get married, but I'm very glad I did it.

With that incredible voice that he [Alan Rickman] could play like a sort of wonderful instrument, like a cello or something. He played his voice, and he could be the most subtle of actors. And he could also be quite a big actor. He could do the grandiose performances as well.