I like acting in London-not least because it means I can go home after the show every day, rather than being on location making a film.

In orthodox film-making, you never shoot sequentially - but with improv, obviously every move you make has a knock-on effect; it is a cumulative process. I have improvised, on the non-scripted 'Timecode.' It can become entirely indulgent: actors smashing crockery and competing verbally.

I had a happier experience of the city as an actress than I had had as a model.

I like working on stage because there's something very immediate about it, that interaction with an audience where you immediately hear their reaction, or feel them, whether they're with you.

I'm not very good with stills. I get all twitchy.

You can't ignore the system and the power you acquire as an actor if you're in films that are successful.

I like acting in London-not least because it means I can go home after the show every day, rather than being on location making a film.