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" 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. "

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Looking Forward

" Childhood has definitely been invented, hasn't it? I think that's because people had children later, and we appreciate and cherish childhood a lot more. "

" 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. "

" I think it's very important not to grow up with the unhealthy amount of attention that is sometimes put on people because they are 'actors'. "

" People who are exceptionally intelligent are often lonely because there are few people as intelligent as them. I have two little children, and everyone says: 'I hope they're doing well in school. I hope they're bright.' And I think: 'Why would anyone want their children to be the brightest?' Academia is a lonely world. "

" A script is only as good as the director who's making it. "

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

" 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. "

" I feel as though my life is bathed in golden sunlight. And the really wonderful thing is that I know it. "

" Literature is reflecting what is happening in life. More and more women are having relationships with younger men. It's partly that women are not losing their figures now. "

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

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

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

" I was very lucky. I left college, and Richard Eyre was in charge of the National Theatre. I was offered the lead in 'The Seagull' with no experience and went on to do five plays there. "

" The benefits of feminism for someone like my husband are fantastic. He can stay at home with the kids, he can take them to a park, he does the school run. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "