I've never trained as an actor. I've always thought I'm not a good actor. I've been told I'm not a good actor by a lot of people.

I never think, 'Where am I going to be in a year's time?' That seems to be a sure way of missing the fact that you might be quite happy now.

I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others.

If you're a fat person - and especially if you're a woman - at all stages of your life you'll get abuse for it, so you have to work out a way of dealing with it. The best way is to be humorous about it - that defuses any tension.

Work motivates me. I love what I do and I'm a positive person, I've always liked what I've done as a job - however grim it was.

I took my husband to the hospital yesterday to have 17 stitches out - that'll teach him to buy me a sewing kit for my birthday.

The funny thing is, I don't actually think of myself as fat at all. I don't think I am. Not really.