It's very difficult when there are pictures taken on the red carpet. I find those things so terrifying that another persona just kicks in. I don't recognise myself.

I live quite an unsettled life.

There's still a bit of a problem, in that so many leading English roles are taken by American or French actresses.

So finally, I can feel a sort of pride in all my family - Mum, Lynn, Corin, Tasha, my cousin Gemma - because, I think how wonderful that this troop of gypsies can carry on telling stories.

My mother, for the last 20 years anyway, would not call herself a Marxist but a human rights activist.

You grow up by making mistakes. I've made a ton of them, but as long as I keep on failing better, I don't mind.

It's very difficult when there are pictures taken on the red carpet. I find those things so terrifying that another persona just kicks in. I don't recognise myself.