Film director Rachael Moriarty: It's a privilege to hear other people's stories through filming

The phone alarm and black coffee both start my day. If it's a shoot day, then the aim is to get out of the house as quickly as possible. 'Call' time is non-negotiable - when I was starting out in work I was told, "If you're on time, then you're already 10 minutes late."

A working day breakfast for me is just functional - usually a slice of toast.

Soup is one of my favourite foods and one upside about Irish winters is soup for lunch.

The evening meal is very often a vegetarian pasta dish - and I enjoy the snoozy effect of evening carbs.

I've directed some health documentaries and have become more aware of vitamins. We once did an experiment to see if the presenter could get enough vitamin D from food source alone to get through a sun-starved Irish winter. I'll never forget the gross amount of tinned fish he had to eat and it still didn't work - so I now take vitamin D.

Every so often, I try to reduce carbs like bread and pasta as I think it improves energy levels. I also think intermittent fasting works - Dr Michael Mosley has written a lot about it and it makes sense to me.

I have an absolute weakness for a good sausage roll. There is a shop down the road that does a perfect, flaky one.

I am sporadic in doing yoga and swimming. A 'shoot' day is usually an active day. I try to find enjoyment in work as much as I can; I think that's a big part of staying well mentally. I meet a lot of new people through filming and it's a privilege to hear other people's stories and thoughts. I find that very stimulating, mentally.

Building activity into what you're doing anyway - lifting, carrying, walking a bit further and faster...

Netball was probably my favourite sport as a teenager as it usually meant I was less cold and muddy than when doing most other sports. What I hated was the PE outfit: a pair of bright pink culottes that were seen as 'ladylike'. I wish we could have just worn shorts.

I am a tippler, for sure. Red wine is probably my favourite, but I do go through phases. A year ago I got into making espresso martinis for a while and thought they were the greatest thing ever. Now, there is a half-empty bottle of Kahlúa gathering dust on the sideboard.

Stairs. I do not love lifts.

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller. The story cuts between documenting one day in the present and scenes from a lifetime of the characters' history. It's very well written and has great structure.

I loved Mindhunter - compelling material and brilliantly directed. Also, Community, which I watched over lockdown - consistently sharp and funny.

How much I like spending time at home. Like many people during the pandemic, I found new places to see and things to do right on my own doorstep.

Learning to work remotely and becoming completely at ease on Zoom? I guess that's a new skill?

I love watching television, all kinds of stuff – 'Scandi noir', lifestyle programmes, classic movies, current affairs... Reading and eating out are also up there as favourite ways to unwind.

I'd like to do a yoga retreat as it has been on my wishlist for a while. I am making a documentary soon about longevity and I want to try out some of the tips - mindfulness and contemplation are in there somewhere.

I am usually sleepy by 10.30pm and my fitness tracker tells me that I do hit sleep goals. I'm hoping it's right.

My biggest regrets are the things I will never get to do with people who are gone. My father died suddenly and I regret that we never got to do things like go to Rome and look at old statues but also that we never got to have more cups of tea.

Yes, they change all the time. I hope my perspectives are getting deeper and my priorities more wise.

I was very scared at the start of the pandemic. I am a worrier and I bought a fitness tracker that could measure blood oxygen saturation. Coronavirus made me very aware of how individual health and public health are linked and that without a good public health system, we all end up in trouble.