If you make a film about a pig farmer in Wales and you are a huge hit as the pig farmer's wife, the next thing is you'll be asked to do a film about a sheep farmer in Scotland.

I'm not one of those famous people flying round the world emoting over every catastrophe. I'm too feeble.

I think the sheer number of pop stars has kind of drowned out, somewhat, our interest. We're just submerged.

I'd love to do some comedy. Particularly French comedy, which I know sounds like a contradiction in terms.

I have a feeling I will work for a long, long time. I like it a lot... and I don't know. I just have a feeling that I'm going to be one of those people who go on for ever.

I mean my father was killed when I was six. And I only have tiny, tiny flashes of memory.

I wouldn't want you to see me all the time on the screen, because I get bored of it myself!