“I do like children, but not if I'm on holiday and their screaming abda...” — Geraldine James Quote

I do like children, but not if I'm on holiday and their screaming abdabs get in the way of what I'm doing.

I've never played a police person before 'Black Work,' and certainly had never worn a uniform.

I was brought up very traditionally to think the man should be the breadwinner. My concerns were all about fulfilling an image that has been dreamt up for you.

When my parents were going, 'Oh God, are you going to be an actress?' I decided I'd give it my best shot until I was 30, and as I hit 30 it all started taking off, just in the nick of time.

Because British actors hold Shakespeare in such great reverence, we tend to go for the word, which tends to make things very intellectual.

My favorite holiday memory is making gingerbread houses. It's something I've done with my children since they were born.

I rarely go into a shop on holiday, because fashion and design are what I'm involved in every day. I need another world.

When I was ten, I spent a school holiday watching a lot of films: 'Dead Poets Society', 'Stand By Me', 'Home Alone' and 'The Goonies'. It completely inspired me. I told my parents I wanted to become an actor after that.

I work out a lot at the gym, probably five or six days a week, even when I'm on holiday.

Time seems to slow down after the winter holiday. New York loses all of its winter romance and is just cold.