I have very girly hands and I use them a lot when I talk in a way that I think is very feminine.
I've always thought if you watch the performance and you don't know about the person, then you only see the performance.
When children arrive, or when some crisis occurs, couples don't have the resources to deal with it because they've been so busy getting on with their lives. They haven't learned how to sit down and discuss things.
But then I got a job selling coffee at the York Theatre, and when I met theatre people, something clicked. I felt comfortable with them; I felt like myself. I decided to go to drama school based just on that feeling. I had never done any acting.
I do mostly British projects, and for family reasons and life reasons Britain's my home, where I have a lovely garden.
New Yorkers are either the nicest or the rudest.
Put a Post-It note on your mirror that says: 'Someone has to succeed. There's no reason why it shouldn't be me.' Repeat before every audition.
I did 'Tumbleweeds' for fun. I did it because I loved it and I hardly even got paid.
I have become a marketing tool and I feel very uncomfortable with that. There's no space for me to express myself.
Yes, I was slightly outside everything when I was growing up. My mother jokes that I was exchanged at birth. She brought us up to have traditional values. She was absolutely not part of the '60s generation.
People are calling a lot, sending scripts my way. Yes, it's wonderful because, let's face it, there aren't many wonderful scripts for women over the age of 10.
I have always been drawn to strong and interesting women, people who have navigated that world before you and maintained their integrity and sense of self.
When you create a character, you create it for yourself - you do whatever you want. It's your job to explore it in as many different avenues as you can in order to make it a fully wounded character.
When you're an actor, you get your ideas from everywhere - even from someone on the street. We're total thieves!
I feel strongly for the younger actresses when a lot of their career is based on how they look. That must be hard when your looks begin to go and you haven't built up the wealth of character parts to get into something else.
When you are old enough to... play powerful parts, who cares if you are 45, 55 or 65?
All theater is unpredictable. That's the definition of theater.
I'd rather lose large than win slightly. I think life is an oil painting, not a watercolor.
In my heart of hearts, I love theatre. It's the joy and terror of putting a play on, the creativity of it. It is infinitely harder than film and television and more tiring. Your performance is heightened in the way it isn't with film.
I find strong roles really interesting. Usually, that means the character is also clever.
