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" As a child, I thought, 'Once I am a grown-up, there will be no more fear, no more worries,' and it turns out that's not true. "

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" I had a lovely, feral, free childhood - out and then come back when you're hungry or it gets too dark. I feel slightly cruel that I'm not offering my children the same. "

" I'm not a pin-up, thankfully. I'm not suggesting I feel unconfident. I am beautiful to my husband. I am beautiful to my friends. I feel sexy and all those things with the people I love. "

" I've always wanted to play a Marvel baddie. I'm not sure I fit the mold, though. Like a powerful, extraordinary woman. Somebody with superpowers would be really fun, but I'm not sure how many middle-aged women they have in Marvel. "

" I started off in comedy, but that's just where I got my work. I've always been an actor. "

" It gets slightly daunting if you're watching the telly and everybody's gorgeous. It's just so rubbish. And I'm grateful that it's not so much anymore - it's great to see. "

" I've been working a long time; it was a slow burn. But I'm grateful it's been like that. "

" I did a forward roll for the kids the other day, thinking it'd be a breeze like it was when I was six, and I had to lie flat for about 20 minutes afterwards - 'Leave mummy alone; she's feeling a bit dizzy.' "

" To play something which is a big spectrum is so much more fun, so much more of a challenge. "

" Actually, lots of women, when they're pregnant, feel like steel. They feel incredible. "

" I do go into things thinking, 'Right. I'm going to enjoy this.' "

" I am a bit sickie happy. I am prone to black clouds too, but... I am embarrassed about them. It's like: 'My diamond shoes are too tight. My money clip doesn't fit all my fifties.' I mean - really. Shut up. "

" Acting is playing, and it is like being a big kid. Yeah, it's great. You get paid. "

" I was nervous about meeting Charlotte Rampling, as she's a proper legend, but she is just so sweet. "

" I find Shakespeare terrifying. When Simon Russell Beale does a speech, I understand every word of it, but if I did the same speech, people would be going, 'Huh? What?' "

" I always assumed I'd be a terribly patient mum but it turns out I'm not! "

" I think each person you play has a little bit of you in it - you can't really help that. "

" I'm always keen to have more training as a charity patron. "

" I spent years commuting into London when I was working as a temp, and I hated the monotony of it. "

" I am a perfectly normal woman. If what we do is storytelling and represent people that we see all day and every day, well, we do not see supermodels all day and every day. "

" Everything with me is pretty close to the surface, but having kids has completely ruined my emotional equilibrium. "

" If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it, and do it honestly. I also don't learn things for auditions, because I feel like it's just a test of memorizing rather than being real. Maybe every other actor would think that was terrible, I don't know. But it seems to have worked for me, so far. "

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" My mum was a nurse, and her passion was geriatric care. I used to love listening to the old people's stories in her nursing home and picturing myself in their place. They'd say, 'I went to school in a horse and cart,' and I'd just think 'Wow!' I'd picture myself in their place - acting was a natural progression. "

" You see thousands of films you forget the minute you come out of the cinema, don't you? Because they don't mean anything. It's the tough ones like 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Nil By Mouth' that stay with you, that you never forget. I'd like to leave a few of those behind if possible. "

" I've always done drama, but I suppose 'Tyrannosaur' was a bit of a watershed moment for me. It was like when Kathy Burke did 'Nil By Mouth' - suddenly, people were saying, 'Oh, she can do that, too.' "

" I remember doing one of those computer careers tests. It told me I'd make an ideal HGV lorry driver because I've got 100 per cent spatial awareness. I'd be able to back them into tight parking spots. "

" The first time I did a school play was the first time I felt I was good at anything at all. I just loved it. "

" If something touches me, I cry. That's it. I'm a bit raw, a bit rubbish, really. Often, a director will say to me, 'I don't think this is a scene where your character cries.' And all I can say is, good luck with that! "