When there's an adult person who's scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.

You'll see Dame Judi Dench in a Bond film, in Shakespeare and then starring in her own sitcom. You never see that here with Meryl Streep.

It's exciting to be with really, really good people. Some people make you feel like you've got to up your game. Working with good people is always good.

My feeling about work is it's much more about the experience of doing it than the end product. Sometimes things that are really great and make lots of money are miserable to make, and vice versa.

Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained.

My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.

I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness.