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

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

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 think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

I always have bananas with me for energy.

I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me is being a mother.