I wanted to be the conduit for somebody else's experiences, filtered through me, and passed on to other people. Which is the job description, really.

There's still a massive inequality between the genders. If you look at the trajectory of a male actor's career, there's no hesitation or hiatus. But women after the age of 35 to 40 are rarely placed in the centre of the story.

I'm hardly Hollywood material - they're interested in youth and perfection and I lay no claims to either. It's not a place that's particularly interested in talent.

In our own, theatre can be the place where we come together, reaching with and through stories, to who we are and to who we can be.

Marriage is really an exciting adventure.

I understand that space travel and expansion is just as much about altering ourselves, our attitudes, our social structures, our very biology, as it is about altering the places we choose to live.

I love flying; I love aircraft, and you could say I've had a love affair with flight since I was a child. I travel a huge amount. I use airports, and as a pilot, I've flown in and out of airports thousands of times, so really, I have a fairly broad perspective.

I love to travel. I want to do India by road, the entire length and breadth.