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" I'm just a working actor. "

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" Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world. "

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" The idea of goodies and baddies has always fascinated me, and what people consider to be a goodie or a baddie, because I've never seen any of my characters as baddies. "

" I would never give anybody any advice about anything. "

" There's not a big gun culture in England at all still. "

" One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open. "

" I was at the birth of my two girls. "

" You see these actresses who have had Botox or something else done, and it takes you out of the film. "

" I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young. "

" I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other. "

" If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important. "

" Obviously, I'm attracted to heavier movies. "

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" I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with. "

" There's certainly a huge element of luck in me ending up where I've ended up. "

" I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it. "

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" I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can. "

" There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it. "

" As I get older, I've been having a better and better time. "

" I do get clocked. But it's not invasive to the point where it's upsetting. It doesn't encroach. "