I think people tend to believe that women who are successful are probably neglecting their children, possibly a bit hard-nosed and that they don't really support other women very much - that they're men-haters and ball-breakers. I've certainly been on the receiving end of those 'compliments' for most of my career.

I used to get a lot of people saying 'Oh, you are such a lucky granny.' But the fact of the matter is you can be a grandma at 35 these days.

When I was a nurse I never had much money, and I was still happy then.

I don't hold any candle for drama versus comedy.

Everyone in comedy thinks if you go to the U.S. you become a global star but, unfortunately, I've always been a bit anti-American - so I never did.

When I was at school you got an overall general education, on many things, even just basic facts.

I'm sure some cynical people would point to that as the main reason for doing it for a lot of people.