I Have Sleepless Nights Before Press Days.

I'd Been Gearing Up To Working In Theatre Since Coming Out Of Drama School, But It Was An Exciting Time For Tv Drama - It Was The Birth Of Channel 4, And Brookside Was Very Cutting-edge At The Time.

I Think You Know What You're Up Against When You Take On A Piece That You Know Is Going To Involve Dragging Up A Lot Emotions - You Can End Up Being Deeply Immersed In Gloom.

If I Want To Run Around A Field When I'm 70, I Would Like To Have That Option.

I Couldn't Imagine A Home Without Animals.

I'm Becoming More Squeamish. I Didn't Use To Be - Nine Years Of 'silent Witness' Prepared Me For Most Things One Will Have The Misfortune To See In Life. Before, I'd Be Wading Up To My Neck In Gore, But Now I Tend To Look Away.