For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important..

Every time we moved on, I joined a different class in a different school with different girls until, aged 13, my father had taken the decision to pul….

The gym is where I get my chill-out time. I try to go six days a week, but when I'm working, that goes down to about three..

Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period..

It's nice not to have lines when you frown, especially on TV. I don't know why people make such a fuss about it. No one is interested if a woman has ….

I'm sure people in the business have said: She's too old for that part. I don't hear about it because your agent protects you from those negative thi….

I don't treasure things much - just people. And pets..

I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time..

I think very few people do find a relationship where, every moment of every day, everything they do comes together. That's why, in a nutshell, everyo….

When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation..

I don't think, until you've actually lost somebody you really love, that you can go through that door that allows you to be grown-up..

When I was much younger, I sometimes felt rejected by feminists because of an image that I sold because it paid the bills. Any fool could tell my hai….

I'm not very much of a foodie; I like small amounts of delicious things, but I've never overeaten - I'd much rather have a glass of wine..

The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldnt get any roles other than as somebody dark..

I hope to start enjoying flirting again when I'm 70, like my mother did..

In a play, the director is God, and I'm a great arguer. Rather boringly so, I think, about trying different things..

As we have more women in power, so the plays and the TV dramas are reflecting what's happening..

I think you have to relax about aging. What else can you do?.

Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat..

I can be very difficult if people are not professional, or lazy - or the opposite, which is take themselves too seriously..

My parents were very volatile but very loving. My father would get jealous if my mother looked at somebody. I used to be insanely jealous. It comes o….