Growing up, my brother and sister were my best friends in the world - and still are.

I'm not a tart. I feel like I've been treated like one in the past.

I had so much self doubt in the past, but I'm trying to push myself.

I have learned that I am terrified of everything, but I can get the job done.

You love your child, and you want to protect your child more than anything on this planet, and yet, by the time they're 17, 18, they're going to step into this world, and that world will not feel the same compunction, necessarily, toward your daughter.

Work... family - I'm doing it all. But here's the secret I share with so many other nanny- and housekeeper-less mothers I see working the same balance: my house is trashed. It is strewn with socks and tutus.

I'm the eldest of four - I love my family so much. I'm crazy about them.

Theatre is all about the process and the sense of community that is created. You have weeks of rehearsal, time to explore your character and get to know the other actors. There is opportunity to try off-the-wall ideas, to find layers and nuance over weeks. You become like a second family with your cast.