I don't always want a big meal after work - just some crisps and wine!

Part of me misses the days when we have four channels in England and we were all talking about everything all the time.

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

It helps being from somewhere other than Hollywood, not having grown up with that sense of film-making. I really wasn't exposed to that as a young woman.

If I was going to make a broad generalisation, I'd say that I prefer the company of women. People know now that I live with Mike Figgis, but I prefer not to talk about it. On one level, privacy is important, but on another level I have no desire to deny certain things.

I do get funny people sometimes coming up to me in supermarkets in America with my picture in their pocket, which is a bit strange.

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.