To get an award for something you are having a ball doing is a real buzz.
Being a character actor, I can go on until I'm 70 or 80; I'm not bound to the way I look.
I never watch anything I do. I really would rather just not know at all how I come across.
I like gardening.
My main form of exercise is my bike. I don't have a car, so I cycle everywhere.
I love being a punter.
I'd hate to lose the character actress part of me, because, by God, the parts are much more interesting.
I love the industry I'm in, and it's been really generous to me.
With everything in my life, I don't think too much ahead.
I'm not from an acting family. I'm from a working class family.
I just get offered a lot more work in America than I do in Britain.
It was a dream to be on Broadway as a kid, so to actually end up there, I loved it.
Anyone can play anyone in Shakespeare. I don't think there are limits.
I always find something in all the characters I play. I fall in love with them a little bit.
I can't, for example, Google myself, because I am very sensitive.
I listen much better when I'm acting than I do in real life.
I always try to think of positive things to say about the people I portray, as it's more helpful for me.
Being in the theatre is like being in a little family you get really close.
As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in TV I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.
