What I see in the mirror: Jane Horrocks

http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/may/10/jane-horrocks-interview

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I read this column quite a bit, and am astounded by how many people are so content with their appearance. Not that they look awful, but because I personally don't feel at peace with the way I look.

I turned 50 this year and I don't feel brilliant about it. In my 20s and 30s I was quite happy with how I looked; now I am increasingly dissatisfied. It doesn't help that my kids are incredibly cruel about my appearance, so it's difficult to escape. I used to think I had nice lips, but they call me Thin Lips. They both have very full lips so I can't really say, "Yours are awful", because they're not. I don't have many people telling me I look good at the moment.

My eyes are my best feature. They are a good size, work well with makeup and leap out of my face…but not as far as my nose.

Oh, my nose is huge! I once did an interview and the journalist wrote, "What strikes you most about Jane Horrocks is the size of her nose." It's large and bulbous, like Karl Malden from The Streets Of San Francisco. It does bother me. About five years ago I contemplated having a nose job. Most people told me not to, but two people said I should go for it – they had had one themselves.

I've always admired people who have resisted cosmetic surgery, who believe in their own face enough to let it grow old. I wouldn't mind trying a smaller nose for a week, then go back to my big old one.

• Jane Horrocks stars in Playhouse Presents… The Cruise at 9pm on Thursday on Sky Arts 1 HD.