I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.

I grew up without the rose-tinted look at the profession many of my friends had, but I've been very lucky playing major roles in 'An Ideal Husband', 'Arcadia' and 'The Memory of Water'.

When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40 are finding very little happening.

I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.

If I pop off and do something drastic, everyone's going to realise because they know I'm 50. Anyway, middle-aged women are sensational.

I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

Inside my heart, there's a 12-year-old girl who has always wanted to be Ginger Rogers.