Something like Damages is always lapped up when it comes to DVD - is it something you think of when you're making it? Do you get involved in the extras or anything?
I've done commentaries, yeah.

Do you see value in DVDs and extras?
Absolutely, yes. Our kind of show is heavily Tivo-ed and it's put Hollywood in a bit of a panic because it's taken away a source of money. But the extras add things for fans, you know.

You live in New York; do you still have to deal with protecting your privacy?
I think that people recognise me but they don't necessarily intrude into my life, no. Only tourists really come up to me. It's nice. And that's why DVD is nice for someone like me as well - if you haven't done a big blockbuster then you're still alive in front of people.

Do you ever feel shy? Even though you do the job you do?
Yes, absolutely. All the time. What I've learned, I was very shy as a little girl, and a lot of the actors I know whose work I respect are very shy people, they're not always presenting themselves. I find it very hard to go into a room and make conversation with people who know me when I don't know them but I've learned.

Would you encourage your daughter to go into acting?
It's funny, she's grown up on various sets and I think she kind of has this idea that it's a fallback position! Would I encourage her? Absolutely.

A lot of actors say that they wouldn't.
Yeah, which I can't understand. Why would you something for your whole life but not want your children to do it?

But it's how you treat it. You've not lived your life in front of the camera.
Yeah, it's important. I mean I'd much rather be in a pair of blue jeans and an old flannel shirt. It's a big effort to get dressed up all the time and it's better to keep things separate.