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" When I was growing up, I was obsessed with 'Cagney and Lacey.' "

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" Families are families. We've all got them, more or less, and we all know what it's like to be bullied by another generation. "

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" I tried to get into the National Youth Theatre and didn't, and I tried to get into drama school and didn't, and then I went to university and was really delighted that I went there. I think having the word 'no' can be quite creative. "

" I think I'm a bit odd. "

" Scientifically speaking, if I say something, or it gets misquoted, or people put a spin on it... I mean, are you interested, really, in what people are saying? "

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" I know I don't fit in in L.A. because I look my age. "

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" I know women at work who don't talk about having a baby because they don't want to upset the apple cart, but unless people know what the problems are, why should they engage with it? "

" I cannot step into any day without help. I have a fantastically engaged husband who is very present for his children and our family life. We've got a brilliant nanny, other help from parents-in-law, godparents, friends. Also, I've had incredible women around me in the business. "

" I've been acting since I could function. I got into acting to get attention as a child. "

" Carelessness makes me cross. And unkindness. "

" Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out. "

" I think comedy is the perfect vehicle for that which is slightly beyond life. "

" Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control. "

" Going to rehearsals of school plays got me out of science. It became clear what inspired me and what dampened my spirit. The only other thing I could do at school was trampolining - it didn't seem to have much future in it. "

" When I was 17, a neighbour I knew well died of cancer, and I became au pair to her three little girls. In circumstances like that, when you can't really help, I think it's a human response to do something beyond oneself. So I did a sponsored parachute jump for Cancer Research. It was exciting and ridiculous. "

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