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“My husband is an actor, and we don't talk about acting at home.”
“'Collateral' poses lots of questions and does it within the format of a really good, tense thriller. It starts at a real pace, and it doesn't let go.”
“'Spooks' was very much of its time and rather unique, so I was more than happy to be in that as a long-runner - because I think we won't have that sort of show again. I think it was really, really unusual.”
“The people I've met who are divorce lawyers, there's a sense of them having to look reassuringly expensive.”
“My two great fears are either not working or working on something that means you can't do something else you really want.”
“I want to watch telly that reflects the world I see.”
“I live in dread that I might find myself in some sort of emergency, and everyone will turn to me and expect me to know what the correct procedures are.”
“At home, people very rarely recognise me.”
“Once you've sat in a room annoying Derek Jacobi while he's trying to do his crossword, you're prepped for working with the greats.”
“My family moved out of London's East End to a tiny village. The school I went to was supposed to be mixed gender, but there were hardly any boys born that year. So, yes, joining a youth theatre was a fun way to meet the opposite sex!”
“I come from a family of scrap metal dealers, so becoming an actor seemed like a ridiculous thing to do, but I'd found the thing that gave me a kick, and I quickly became obsessed with it.”
“'Unforgotten' was a bit of a no-brainer. I'm a big fan of crime dramas, but often the 'investigation' part goes much too smoothly - and you don't get that with this.”
“Derek Jacobi is probably our finest actor.”
“Breakfast is a battle. I never feel like eating, but I have now found my way to porridge. I have it with full-fat milk and banana.”
“I took a long time after 'Curious' to find something I really wanted to do.”
“'Better do it than wish it done,' is a phrase ingrained in my mind.”
“People very rarely know my real name but recognise me as characters from my shows, such as 'Last Tango In Halifax.'”
“When you're both actors, it is feast or famine financially and emotionally in your marriage.”
“I completely respect the job our police do.”
“I'm a proper Essex girl because my family was part of that great exodus from the East End.”