I'm a creature of habit, so I like going to boutiques, rather than larger stores, where I know I'll find something that suits me every time.

People ask what the secret of a happy marriage is. If there is one, it's 'don't talk about it.

Acting has been very useful to me.

I think all good writing is a struggle. To write as well as you feel you can has to be a struggle, almost by definition, because you could always improve.

Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it strikes me as being a little silly. In the end you're dressing up and deciding to be somebody.

The rehearsal time is almost my favourite part of being an actress, particularly if you're working on a play that hasn't been done before.

We get a lot of overseas people wanting to order cakes.