It is intensely frustrating. The longer you live, the more interesting life gets, and yet many of the parts involve carrying trays and putting lamb chops down in front of the leading man.

I wouldn't even begin to presume that the talent of an able actor is anything like the talents of a prodigious musician.

There's still a massive inequality between the genders. If you look at the trajectory of a male actor's career, there's no hesitation or hiatus. But women after the age of 35 to 40 are rarely placed in the centre of the story.

It is intensely frustrating. The longer you live, the more interesting life gets, and yet many of the parts involve carrying trays and putting lamb chops down in front of the leading man.

I often don't feel like the person I look like.

I sometimes think that theatre is a torture.

I'd rather be useful than rich. It's more essential to feel you're doing something that's worth doing, rather than making a lot of money.