In my life and career I want to embrace ageing because I think that's what's interesting.

The British have been more up for it than the Americans were, particularly with respect to nudity in the show. In Europe there are adverts that show the breasts, so people are less frightened of that aspect of the show. Americans can withstand incredible violence on TV shows - which, as I come from England and Canada, I find difficult to stomach - but they are more puritanical when it comes to nudity on screen.

When I see a woman who looks her age, she's radiating something, and it's life.

My male friends don't seem to have any feelings of intimidation that I am a 100-watt sex bomb standing next to them.

I'm a woman of a certain age who doesn't have kids and never really settled down ... I enjoy kids but not for long periods. I think they're adorable and funny and sweet, and then I have a headache.

In my life and career I want to embrace ageing because I think that's what's interesting.

I realized that so much of the pressure I was feeling was from outside sources, and I knew I wasn't ready to take that step into motherhood. [...] Being a biological mother just isn't part of my experience this time around.