I never have time to myself; it's the one thing about my life I would probably hope to change.

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.

I hope to have more time to think, to look at the sky, dealing with less crisis management, to learn another language, to travel.

I have quite a robust relationship with regret. You simply don't know what the alternative would have been.

If I could have any artist's work on my sitting room wall it would probably be by Van Gogh or Picasso.

I'm hardly Hollywood material - they're interested in youth and perfection and I lay no claims to either. It's not a place that's particularly interested in talent.

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