As a child, I wanted to marry a farmer, but no doubt the reality would have been very different to the idyll in my head.

Acting has been very useful to me.

Spreadable butter is wonderful for cake-making: it's much easier to cream than the block type and slightly lighter because it's blended with oil.

I am proud of my cake-making image but life is not that perfect. There are socks in my fruit bowl.

I adore food and always have.

I've never particularly liked the idea of looking back; I'd rather look forward

An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.