Miranda Richardson

I'm not someone who can lie on a beach and do nothing. I am not sure what you are supposed to do, so I get bored. I prefer to have a purpose, such as going to Alaska to see orca whales.

I wouldn't want to go back to my 20s; they were pretty angst-laden times.

I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

I don't like to get in front of people.