Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn't have before I had one. They were a pain before.

I think comedy's something you can't learn. It's an instinct, which makes it rather elusive.

I was the little, funny one. I felt I was the child among grown women.

I was asked about doing a nude shoot for men's magazine GQ. I thought it was the funniest thing I'd ever heard.

My mother was born on a tiny farm in County Mayo. She was meant to stay at home and look after the farm while her brother and sister got an education. However, she came to England on a visit and never went back.

Some people have a terrible stretch between family and work. It is a difficult thing to achieve.

That's why I'm an actress - escaping into a world.