I'm a late developer.

Most films seem to be about a man and a women falling in love at some point and once you pass forty-five, it's almost disgusting to fall in love.

I know people think that I always play these characters who are in control and can chop someone's head off with a look.

As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to think about.

I just get so fed up with seeing the same things written about me. If I see the words 'ice queen' attached to me, I feel like banging my head against the wall. There's this perception that I can only be in a film if I have a glass of champagne in my hand and a stately home in the background.

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

I find it very difficult to be two different characters at the same time - actress and mother.