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" I think change is good because it teaches you that it's nothing to be frightened of. "

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" My own parents were very un-neurotic, so I never thought that I had to change enormously in order to become a parent. "

" I spent my teenage years in Paris when my dad was stationed there, and I'd look at women in their forties and think, 'That's the age I want to be.' "

" You can be moved by a performance on set, but when you see it on screen, it does nothing. Yet there will be someone you simply didn't notice on set that on screen: bam! "

" There are a lot of little lessons that can be taught around the home without sitting a child down and boring them to death with your philosophy of life! "

" America is such a nation of suppressed emotion, and when you arrive in L.A., you can smell the fear. It's the most alien country I've ever been to. "

" In the area we live, there's a large show of children who run from one house to another house to another house. That's lovely because it means all the children play together, and all the adults get to sit around and have coffees and read the papers or go to the park. "

" What interests me about life most is people, and the why of the world. That's what theatre looks at: it examines life, and gives it a cohesiveness that life doesn't have. "

" Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful - that's what it requires. That's not true of film: the camera does lie. "

" I really love my food. My favourite thing is artichokes. I am not so much interested in desserts or chocolate, though. I also like to cook with my husband Damian. "

" If you think you are beautiful in a scene, you will come across as beautiful. I don't think looks are important; I think what's important is if someone is sexy. "

" I've often sat down with people talking about a film I've been in, and they haven't realised I was in it. "

" As I've got older, I feel more confident in my body, so wouldn't want to tamper with it. "

" I used to say that theatre was my favourite thing. But the more I do film, the more I appreciate it. "

" To be honest, my husband and my children are my best friends. "

" I was lucky to learn early in life that you need money for food and shelter, but there's no ambition in having money in the bank for the sake of it! "

" I've become more confident as I have got older. I care less what others think. "

" What really matters to me is what my peers think. "

" Every time, at any point of my life, I think now is always the best age to be. "

" It's what people create that makes my heart stop. "

" I think I was brought up with an innate sense of responsibility because my dad was in the Foreign Office where you were in somebody else's country, and you were aware of your behaviour. And my mum worked for the NHS, so you were aware of your responsibility to your country. "

" I'm a very positive person. My grandmother taught me that happiness is both a skill and a decision, and you are responsible for the outcome. "

" Actually, I'm looking forward to being 50. Because to me, that's when a woman is at the pinnacle of her femininity and her womanhood. "

Looking Forward

" People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals. "

" I love London, and it's a privilege for my children to grow up here. "

" Appallingly, I hadn't thought about it one jot. I never daydreamed as a little girl of getting married and having children. I was as surprised to discover I was getting married as I was to discover I was up the duff. "

Having Children

" I use my awards as doorstops. Others are in the office or in little cubbyholes in our library - they go between the books, because they actually look like arty pieces. "

" If I were in politics, I'd make both left and right sit down and make good decisions about national health. It's a huge problem, and it is something we all should be part of. "

" You don't learn from good people - they've found what works for them and are completely original; you learn from the people who are bad. You think: 'Oh dear, I'm not going to do that.' "

" What I find most interesting about acting is transforming myself. "

" If you're constantly frightened of being unhappy, how bloody exhausting must that be? "