My father fell really chronically ill when I was 13 and that's when I phoned up an agent and started to act.

It took me so many years to move out. I'm definitely a bit of a Peter Pan, reluctant to grow up. It all seemed really nice at home-why change it? Part of me would prefer not to have any responsibility whatsoever.

I love witches and magic and dress-up and make-believe.

When you're up for an Oscar, you just get offered everything. It's fantastic, but a lot of it you're completely inappropriate for.

I also get fed up with the fact that casting agents and directors have this impression of me as being frail and petite. I find it very patronizing. I'm quite beefy and strong. I was a gymnast in school and I have lots of muscles.

My life had been very work-orientated, and all in close-up. Once I had the family, it went into sudden widescreen.