There is magic in Scotland. It's country with a lot of pride and bravery. I feel lucky to have been born into that.

Calamity Jane' inspired me to be a performer. I still want to be her.

I always get compared to looking like a silent movie star - though I don't know if that's a compliment, honestly.

When I've known something is right, the actual doing of it is not scary. It's like being onstage or performing. After it and before it, there might be a lot of fear, but the act of it is never scary for me.

I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time.

I've always been very competitive - that runs in our family. I'd always try to beat my brother. I'd race the boys and wanted to beat them. They toughened me up. They didn't treat me like a girl.

Obviously, your family life is the priority, but there's still other stuff you have to get done in a day. I think the way I make it work is by taking care of myself, and that includes fitness and eating right and all those things, but also by being very organized and punctual.

There's a long list of investments that governments could and should be making. There is strengthening infrastructure, such as transport and communications; there is investment in education; there is investment in families, particularly putting measures in place that free women from having to make the choice between raising a family and work.