I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.

Every moment of living has its own logic, its own meaning.

I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady.

Acting has always been such escapism for me.

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.

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.

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.