“It's never been a point of reference to look to a man. It's not always a good thing, I suppose, but I think independence is always preferable to dependence.”

“I realised that if you get yourself labeled as the funny one, people don't look any further. I've used that as I've got older. It's controlling: I decide what part of my personality you're seeing. I don't want you to look at me, I really don't. I don't want you to comment on my clothes, my hair or the way I look.”

“How nice it would be to breeze through life and just brush things off. I never read reviews because I hate to lose more than I like to win I experience negative emotions far greater than positive ones. ”

“It's never been a point of reference to look to a man. It's not always a good thing, I suppose, but I think independence is always preferable to dependence.”

“If you want more people to come to the theatre, don't put the prices at £50. You have to make theatre inclusive, and at the moment the prices are exclusive. Putting TV stars in plays just to get people in is wrong. You have to have the right people in the right parts. Stunt casting and being gimmicky does the theatre a great disservice. You have to lure people by getting them excited about a theatrical experience.”