When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next.

My dad used to have to open the second bottle of wine in the loo in case Mum heard the cork coming out.

Plus, teaching brings home to you very fast that you actually know nothing. I didn't realize that before.

Now [after doing Pilates], I have muscles of steel and could easily deal with giving birth.

I'm a laugh tart. I make no secret of that fact.

But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius, crossing the Atlantic is the hardest thing in the world either way.

Japanese women have always loved my films, even when no one else did. Ever since I made 'Maurice' in the 1980s, I've been getting hundreds of letter from Japanese girls. They definitely have a special place in my heart.