It's taken me 40-something years, but I embrace the curl. My littlest daughter has the same hair. She likes it when my hair is curly, so I wear it for her.

I do have to say my daughter, Sunday, said to me [I was being] overprotective, so you must have been a fly on the wall.

My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it. They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead.

The accumulation of experience gives you a debt in terms of compassion. I am very fortunate, and I feel dedicated to giving back to other women. Wherever I am now, I make sure I visit a women's shelter. But I don't want to do it in a frivolous way.

It was very natural for me to want to disappear into the theatre, I am really very shy.

Well, I can wear heels now.

The reality of one night, let alone that of a whole lifetime, can never be the whole truth.