I'm not beautiful; I clean up nice.

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.

I'd describe myself as a Christian who doesn't believe in God.

There isn't a King Lear for women, or a Henry V, or a Richard III. You reach a level where you can handle that stuff technically and mentally, and it's not there.

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

Fear can be one of the most destructive emotions. It is, of course, also very important, in that fear sometimes stops you from doing stupid things. But it can also stop you from doing creative or exciting or experimental things. It can cloud your judgement of others, and lead to all kinds of evil. The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings of our lives.

You write your life story by the choices you make. You never know if they have been a mistake. Those moments of decision are so difficult.