It's a tricky one when you're playing somebody who is mad. There's often the big actor's question, if you're playing a part like that: do you take it to be an internalized thing, pull the audience in, or do you go full-out, and kind of present it as quite a shocking thing?

At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I'm having a lovely time.

It's good to know that other people think differently, and that's what makes the characters interesting.

Some people say Dylan Thomas mischievous, he's a child, and other people say he's quite demonic. I don't think we should dictate about him, if that's your view of him, that's wonderful, but it's great to know that other people think differently.

I'm doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.

It's not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.

I don't want to deny my femininity. But would I want to be a stay-at-home mother? No. On the other hand, you should be allowed to do that, as should men, without being sneered at.