I don't like the word celebrity. If I become a good actress and be in movies where I'm expected to be a good actress, who is recognised, that's different to being what I consider to be a celebrity. My job is an actor and that's what I'm passionate about and adore. It's a privilege to be able to do this job for a living.

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

I've no wish to appear in celebrity magazines.

Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster.

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.

When I was younger, I used to write to directors when I was unsure I could play a role. I'd say: 'You've made a terrible mistake.'

We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.