I was brought up an atheist and have always remained so. But at no time was I led to believe that morality was unimportant or that good and bad did not exist. I believe passionately in the need to distinguish between right and wrong and am somewhat confounded by being told I need God, Jesus or a clergyman to help me to do so.

In fact I am quite snappy and irritable, and I don't know if I'd like to make myself worse in that respect.

I do think awful things may happen at any moment, so while they are not happening, you may as well be pleased.

I'm not someone who's endlessly patient and wonderful.

I need to be frightened of things. I hate it, but I must need it, because it's what I do.

Emotion is messy, contradictory... and true.

I took a fortnight off. But I'm not a great believer in breaks. I don't want to be rattling around inside my own head. I did feel I was spiralling into a Kathy Burke character and tried going out, but I prefer it here. Filming keeps me busy. It absorbs me.