Los Angeles is the only place that I can honestly say I have ever called home.

I never felt at home in London, because people were constantly telling me I didn't belong here, so after a while, you tend to believe that.

I've always liked women who are older. They seem to know who they are, and they've lived. They've got soul, and that's very attractive.

Older women know who they are, and that makes them more beautiful than younger ones. I like to see a face with some character. I want to see lines. I want to see wrinkles.

Only when I came to America did I think of myself as British.

I'm not an academic, but I've always loved poetry since I've been small.

I was always in trouble from an early age. I had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. Doing plays at school was a joyous release.