Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.

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

Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.

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.

As a child, I always remember our home, which was a flat just on the Barnes side of Hammersmith Bridge in London, buzzing with actors such as Patrick McGee and Peter Bowles. We were a family who were always on the go.

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

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'.