Being a mother is hard and it wasn't a subject I ever studied.

I'm lucky not to have a nine-to-five job.

Depressions are very cyclical, they happen once every five years. When I was on TV, yes I was effervescent, you can't fake it. It [depression] comes like the pox.

'The Piano' is a romantic drama that really made me want to see New Zealand. When I finally did it was every bit as jaw dropping as it looked in the film. It's so virgin and green, it's like God said 'lets try again' and he got it right this time!

You have to be great friends and make each other laugh. We laugh a lot and neither is jealous of the other.

I am lucky to have good Polish skin that doesn't wrinkle so I might be around for a few years yet.

[With depression] you get a real sense of shame, because your friends go, 'Oh come on, show me the lump, show me the x-rays,' and of course you've got nothing to show.