You don't choose a film because it's made by a woman, you choose it because it's good.

My body is a baby machine.

I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now.

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.

Often, the roles I'm offered in England are melancholic women who are filled with regret for the past, regret for their fading beauty.

Movies make you immortal and ageless.

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.