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I want to be a musical star...
Anna , 26, who�s in the romantic IT comedy Watermelon, has been attracting headlines ever since her Brookside character Beth Jordache has a lesbian kiss almost a decade ago. She�s been with actor David Thewlis for three years. |
Going into Brookside rather than drama school. I learned so many things on the set. Theatre also stretches me now. It�s a totally different way of working. I�d love to do more of it. Actually I�d love to do a musical one day. |
Nothing as such, except that whenever I take a break from work and David can�t come with me, there�s a bit of me that wants to stay at home. I miss him dreadfully while we�re apart, but that�s good, I think! |
David and I are friendly with Dustin Hoffman and I admire him not only for his acting skills but also for his personal and political integrity. I also adore Brenda Fricker, who plays my mum in Watermelon. And I could watch Judi Dench forever � as I could Maggie Smith, Julie Walters and Katherine Hepburn. |
David�s Valentine gift this year � a set of calligraphy pens, along with sketchbooks and notepads. I love writing and drawing in my spare moments. |
Any scene that involves stripping off, like in a bath or shower. It always takes ages and you just hope someone keeps the water warm. But I just grin and bear it. Or perhaps �bare it� would be better! |
Very loving, warm and encouraging. Mum and Dad are still my best friends. |
David and I would love to have children. But with our lives as they are now, it might be best to wait a few years. When I do have children, I want to be there for them. But I want to keep on acting � staying at home all the time changing nappies would turn me into a basket case. |
When I was on Broadway, in the play Closer, I got such bad stage fright that I threw up before every performance. |
Definitely. For a start I�m with David, and that�s given me a lot of focus. We�re not party animals � I�ve got over all of that � we like our own company and that of good friends. |
David, obviously. Before I go into anything new, I get very nervous and uptight, and David is great at calming me down. He�s made me feel much more confidant. He�s my biggest hero ever. |
Actors who moan about how small their trailers are, and so on. I can�t be doing with that. I just get on with it � and so should they. Otherwise it�s people who are rude, and can�t be bothered to show consideration to others. |
Well, I suppose it might be blagging your way to a better table in a restaurant � not that I ever have. I�m proud to say. That kind of thing is just not in my nature. The worst is being followed around by cameras. David and I would like some private life, if you don�t mind. |
One and the same thing, I�ve always told the truth, no matter what � so that�s a good thing. But sometimes my honesty has been to my own detriment. I don�t think I�ve ever told a whopper � but even if I had, I�d hardly reveal it, as that would ruin the lie, wouldn�t it? |