Obviously, education is hugely important, along with healthcare. They're the basics and you're hurting your own country if you don't pour money into them.

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.

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

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

Acting has always been such escapism for me.

I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up.

I'm a theater actress. I love rehearsal. I could have six weeks of rehearsal and think it's not enough. But on film, you don't get that luxury.