When I Look In The Mirror, I

Doing A Job, Or Even Watching A Film, Can Make A Difference To Your Life, But I Don't Think It Ever Has An Explosive Impact Where Your Life Will Never Be The Same Again. It Kind Of Seeps Into Your Life, And Perhaps Realise You're A Little More Vigilant About Certain Things Than You Might Have Been.

If I'd Loved My Chemistry Teacher And My Maths Teacher, Goodness Knows What Direction My Life Might Have Gone In. I Remember There Was A Primary School Teacher Who Really Woke Me Up To The Joys Of School For About One Year When I Was Ten. He Made Me Interested In Things I Would Otherwise Not Have Been Interested In - Because He Was A Brilliant Teacher. He Was Instrumental In Making Me Think Learning Was Quite Exciting.

My Primary Instinct As An Actor Is Not The Big Transformation. It's Thrilling If A Performer Can Do That Well, But That's Not Me. Often With Actors, It's A Case Of Witnessing A Big Party Piece But Wondering Afterwards, Where's The Substance?

Some People Come Up To Be Directors By Coming Through The Camera Department And There's Not A Lot Of Women In The Camera Department. The Ones That Are Have To Kind Of Prove They're One Of The Boys, I Think. I Don't Want To Get Into Trouble With Generalisations But I Think It's A Fair Observation.

My Grandmother Was A Minister As Well, Which Was Not That Common In The 1930s.