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

I often wrangle with myself as an actor, and wrestle with the process. In striving for authenticity I often have the feeling I am falling short.

Cruelty to children is the thing I can least bear in the world.

I sometimes think that theatre is a torture.

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 wanted to be the conduit for somebody else's experiences, filtered through me, and passed on to other people. Which is the job description, really.