I Consider Myself A Character Actress, And

At First I Was Always Cast As The Girlfriend. It Was A Long Time Before I Got To Play Characters Who Were People.

You Need To Become A Good Listener. As You're Working, You Hear Someone Else's Lines And How You Absorb Them Becomes Your Acting.

Making The Decision To Do More Serious Work Raises Eyebrows. It's Less Easy For The Industry To Deal With.

I Grew Up In A Small Town About 40 Miles Outside London, But It Was A Fairly Cosmopolitan Household.

My View Is Quite Simple. When Your Dog Pees On The Carpet, You Do Not Give Away Your Dog. You Say, This Dog Is Special. I Have To Teach Him Not To Pee On The Carpet. I Feel Exactly The Same Way About Men. They Need To Be Taught Things.