The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport.

I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.

I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.

If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go and that is down.

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'.

I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.

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.