London keeps me grounded. We don't get praised every time we open our gobs there.

I don't necessarily wait for that massive leading role. I want to keep the juices flowing.

You cant please all the people all the time.

My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far.

If I don't believe in a role, I can't pull it off.

I wouldn't want to go back to my 20s; they were pretty angst-laden times.

It's the idea that when you say 'actress', people think of an airy, floaty, no-brain person, which of course you can't be if you are an actor. It is an unfortunate word, which is why, for a time, I hung on to 'actor', because it just seemed more workmanlike, you know, like you say 'woman doctor' not 'doctoress'.