I still feel like the person who shouldn't be doing this and everyone is acting around me as if I'm a badass all the time. And this still feels like a stretch. I realize this is something that is incredible. I get to do this and I get wonderful teachers to help me and it's amazing.

I must say, I am thrilled with my fan base. For some reason some of them are quite young, so they are quite frightened.

I'm surprised there aren't more celebrities in burkhas.

Keeping your ex close took three people who were willing to be incredibly generous, grown-up and mature. I give enormous credit to Michael and Len for the way they've handled things. As a result, I have an amazing child with three great parents. I feel slightly sorry for kids who've got only two!

I think that dwelling on other people's perception of you is the road to complete madness, unfortunately. I try and resist that.

When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again, but also write a novel while my daughter slept in her Moses basket. Of course, I barely had time to keep up with my magazines until she started sleeping properly.

As an actor, your motives and your own crazy psyche is really all you're responsible for in the movie.