Thank God I've never had the sort of intense fame that means you can't walk up the road. That sort of blazing stardom must be difficult to cope with and maintain; my career has just bubbled along happily.

An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.

I've never particularly liked the idea of looking back; I'd rather look forward.

As a child, I wanted to marry a farmer, but no doubt the reality would have been very different to the idyll in my head.