Our conception of 1950s underwear is a lovely vintage aesthetic, but actually, wearing stockings with no elastic and a girdle was heavy duty.

If you read reviews that you think by their very nature are not respectful of the actresses involved or not appreciating the work as it should be, I think you should write to reviewers or comment and say, "Are you kidding me?"

I love the theatre and I love working in the theatre but I'm a big cinefile and I love the movies. I also do scribble but to limited success! I think I find being in a room on my own quite hard, which I think a lot of actors do because what we do is so inter-active. It's a very supportive profession... despite its reputation for being highly competitive it's actually one of the most collaborative professions you can do in the arts because you're always working in a team.

I love '30 Rock.' Absolutely love it. It's a game-changing show.

I'd actually really love to review books and films and plays, but you can't be an artist and a critic. I would love it if I could.

You don't have to conform to a very specific aesthetic today, whereas 1950s women definitely had to.

I have always been interested in gender politics, so I'm not that keen on doing things that don't represent a truth about women.