Once you get into your stride, the camera becomes like another person in the room. It's like being in a very small theatre where there is no getting ….

What am I doing in this silly showbiz life? I do wonder that sometimes..

Location work has its charms, and can seem glamorous on the outside, but I think living at home and having the stability of a home life once you've f….

I've always been a strong feminist and felt that the image of models was detrimental to women. That whole thing really bothered me. I would think abo….

I had a happier experience of the city as an actress than I had had as a model..

I was picked up on a London street by a model agent. She took me to her office and then sent me to Paris to work in shows. It was supposed to be two ….

He makes me laugh, Mick! He tended to turn up when we were having lunch and entertain us all. He bought an Enigma machine! I've never worked with a p….

My parents were political, so it's definitely in my bones. Wherever I am, I always seem to get involved with politics. I think, once it's in your blo….

I do get funny people sometimes coming up to me in supermarkets in America with my picture in their pocket, which is a bit strange..

When I was a child I wanted to be a petrol pump attendant. I suppose you have all sorts of thoughts as a child and at the time I figured that it was ….

I grew up in a strongly socialist family. While I was at school, I worked in party politics and with organizations like the Anti-Nazi League. Everywh….

In orthodox film-making, you never shoot sequentially - but with improv, obviously every move you make has a knock-on effect; it is a cumulative proc….

Having spent a number of my younger years with trade-union parents attending NUT annual conferences, I feel comfortable with an agenda in my hand and….

If I was going to make a broad generalisation, I'd say that I prefer the company of women. People know now that I live with Mike Figgis, but I prefer….

I play the guitar. This year at the Sundance film festival, I joined the band from 'The Guitar' on stage. We warmed up for Patti Smith, and then the ….

For a woman to say she has had a dalliance with another woman is quite trendy these days. I do not like trendiness. Life isn't about dalliances - it'….

I don't always want a big meal after work - just some crisps and wine!.

When your life is as precious as all our lives are, then it needs to be kept precious and looked after and treated well. And that is not something we….

I'll always take Scrabble and chess if I'm going filming. But I do have the Scrabble dictionary, which can be infuriating for other players..

I like being in love, but loving is what is crucial to me. Loving is the reason to live..

I'm not very good with stills. I get all twitchy..