I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.

I think that there's an idea in 2016 that if a woman doesn't have it all then she's lacking in some way, and I think that 'having it all' is the kid, the relationship and the career, and that seems horribly skewed. I get genuinely excited when I meet women - or men - who don't want to have children. It's refreshing and unusual and means they're not swayed by what society has told them, they're just listening to their own basic instincts. I love meeting people who are fulfilled by other things. I think, 'lucky old you' when I meet someone single.

It kind of depresses me when people decide to move away. I get it, you want your kids to have somewhere to roam free or to recreate whatever your sort of childhood ideal was, but my kids are grand. I love LA because lifestyle wise, it's near the beach and mountains and it is great for kids but then it's a city built on an industry that, at the end of the day, is kind of facile.

You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.

I never felt like I had to rebel against my convent upbringing, because it was comparatively regular.

I love Sutton House in Clapton, a beautiful example of Tudor architecture.

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.