Well, it's true that I've never been solitary, although I spend a lot of time alone. I've never felt lonely or been shy.

I don't think it's the case that 'posh actors' get more work than others.

Unless you are an enormous name, you never stop auditioning.

The fashion world is much more ephemeral than the film industry and moves at a faster pace, and it's got even more frenetic since the Nineties; more paparazzi hanging about and it seems to me there are even more fashion magazines.

Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.

It always depresses me when people moan about how commercial Christmas is. I love everything about it. The tradition of having this great big feast, slap bang in the middle of winter, is an essential thing to look forward to at the end of the year.

If you're doing well, you're a target, nobody's interested in you except how you can be of use to them.