I hope to be still acting when I'm 70 on TV, film and theatre.

There's nowhere to hide in the theatre. You can't be the one in rehearsal who doesn't know their lines.

It's a healthy thing to get some bad criticism. I'm still here and I'm fine, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't get to you reading the negative stuff.

When you get into your 40s, the roles do tend to drop off, and I've seen it happening to friends of mine. Hopefully it is improving, and there are female TV executives now who are championing women of all ages in leading roles. But I'm not counting on it.

I've learnt that there's acting for film, acting for theatre, and acting for an audition.

I'm a total stationery fiend - I have drawers and drawers of lovely printed cards and wrapping paper.