There is this idea that appealing to youth is the only way forward. But that is no longer the case. Youth is not everything. Now we have all the baby-boomers in their 60s, like me, who are actively engaged in life - we're not retiring, we're not just being put out to grass once we hit 60.

I do find it therapeutic, writing about stuff that was frightening and painful as a child, and managing to see it from an adult's point of view. To get it out of the closet onto paper, metaphorically speaking, is therapeutic.

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

It's very strong after the birth. It's extraordinary. You can't watch anything to do with kids being harmed.

As soon as I gave birth, it was as if you understand them. They become people, not kids. You start to identify with them. You see yourself in them.

I never had any acting heroes. I never really went to the theatre.

There were people asking 'Can women be funny?' People still ask that. It's like asking: 'Can women breathe in and out?'