Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.

I love to cook for my husband and daughter. I enjoy going to the market for fresh vegetables.

There's a lot about the character. It doesn't always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them.

When I feel stressed, I turn to food for comfort, but I don't like to diet and I'm not good at it.

Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.

My mother was devoted to helping people - with my father's money! - who had great voices but didn't have the financial means to study music. He and my mum gave away dozens of music scholarships, and my mum opened a school in town, introduced opera to children and created fantastic programmes.

Imagine if I'd said, 'I have to be the best actress - I want that and nothing else.' I never would have directed. I never would have produced. I never would have done a beauty line. I would have just worried about getting a job or been frustrated that I wasn't getting the job that I wanted. I was ready to be a businesswoman.