I think we should be proud of the fact that our face has got lines, because at least that means we have lived..

I don't even think places like the National Youth Theatre (NYT) are necessarily about wanting to be an actor when you grow up. They're about meeting ….

I always knew I wanted to be an actor, certainly from the age of eight or nine. I think when you know what you want to do, you're very lucky because ….

As a child, I always chose a false nose and some face paint and a wig for my birthday..

Mine would be Your Song, which is just one of his ones that I... I was actually glad the whole song wasn't played in this film and it's just a few ba….

It means I wake up to sunshine every morning, and I can afford to drink better wine at night. But I haven't completely sold out to Hollywood..

Mind you, if a blockbuster movie was offered, I wouldn't say no. I can do accents - I don't always have to be Scottish..

I wanted to live where I could pop to the bar that Humphrey Bogart took Lauren Bacall to, or the little restaurant where Charlie Chaplin had a booth..

I've made this conscious decision to tell people on the street when I think they're wearing something great. If more people did that, the world would….

Life's too short to worry about injecting botulism into your face to get rid of a tiny line because you've laughed too much. To me, that's a bit warp….

I've reached a point in my life where going to the supermarket is a day out..

My husband is always telling me: 'We're on holiday - we don't need to have an itinerary!' But I always want to see as much as I can. Sometimes, I com….

My mum Margaret was a single parent, but though life was a bit of a struggle she gave me every encouragement..

I know what I look like. I'm not a babe who's automatically going to be the leading-lady type. I think I would always be cast as the friend. I probab….

There was actually a camera on your face. I don't know so much about the animation process but the camera was in our face so it could get expressions….

I've always been quite thrifty. I can't bear to spend hundreds of pounds on designer clothes. I shop in second-hand shops in Portobello Road and go t….

I take my hat off to mums who have lots of kids. Anyone that says being a mum isn't a full-time job has obviously never had any..

I just wanted to be an actress. It never occurred to me that I could become famous, because I'm not one of those people who's automatically going to ….

I think because I did become a well-known face in my thirties and not in my twenties, I was pretty settled in my boots and I knew who I was. And I th….

Americans are so direct. They'd ask me, 'What's your five-year plan? Do you have a five-year plan?' I don't know what I'm having for my tea tonight l….

I still giggle when someone asks for my address and I say, Hollywood, Los Angeles..