When You're 16, 30 Seems Ancient. When

I Think Of Myself As Mirren Rather Than Mironova, Absolutely. I Am A Brit, Really. I Mean When I Go To Russia And I Do Have, Maybe It's A Romantic Fantasy. You Know Us Actors, We're Very Good At Romantic Fantasies.

All You Have To Do Is To Look Like Crap On Film And Everyone Thinks You're A Brilliant Actress. Actually, All You've Done Is Look Like Crap.

Working Away From My Husband For Long Periods Is Good And Bad. It Stops Us Taking Each Other For Granted And Gives Us Space, But I Miss Him Terribly.

When I Was Making Films [early In My Career] There Were Very, Very Few Female Directors, And There Were Certainly No Women On Set, Which Made Taking One's Clothes Off All The More Difficult.

My Fear Of Drama School Is That The Natural Extraordinary But Eccentric Talent Sometimes Can't Find Its Place In A Drama School. And Often That's The Greatest Talent. And It Very Much Depends On The Drama School And How It's Run And The Teachers. It's A Different Thing Here In America As Well Because So Many Of Your Great Actors Go To Class, Which Is Sort Of We Don't Do In England.