I've always thought Prince Charming in Cinderella was the most boring role; I'd rather be the Wicked Witch.

I'm kind of ashamed to be a celebrity. I don't understand wanting to read about other people's dirty laundry. I think celebrity is the biggest red herring society has ever pulled on itself.

A job is not just a job. It’s who you are.

I suppose that some days I wake up I have to wake up and be responsible, reliable and down to earth, and some days I don't.

When I think about it like that, it feels like a burden. But that won't mean I'll be single for the rest of my life - I hope. I feel very settled with myself in my world. I don't feel as needy and desperate to prove things about myself. In my twenties I was very keen to achieve this and disprove this and that. Now I enjoy just being able to concentrate on my children and my work and myself.

I think everyone goes through chapters in their life and there was a time when I wasn't feeling terribly positive about what I was contributing to film, or wasn't feeling as if I was going in the direction I wanted and I re-evaluated what I was doing.

I think it's a bigger risk following a part that plays up your looks than it is to try and carve out a career as an actor.