At my school, Shakespeare wasn't on the syllabus - at least not for me.

Theatre is where my heart is. It's where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that's what I want to come back to.

I'm not a show-off; I'm not an exhibitionist.

There is a part of me that is not fulfilled by acting. It is a self-involved life; it can feel shallow, but not very often.

My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.

Women do well in their thirties. They put their bags down and say, 'This is who I am - like it or lump it.' There is a more relaxed quality, which I like.

Acting has always been such escapism for me.