I'm at a strange place I suppose in my life. I think that what happens when you lose a parent, where you lose-you drop into a different kind of serious.

It's better to have nobody, than to have someone who is half there, or doesn't want to be there

Maleficent has suffered abuse in the past, and there's a reason why she is now as furious as she is. And I think that children who have been outcast and abused in any way will relate to her. There's a beautiful side to her; she's not just a dark person. She has all these facets. And that is interesting.

Anything that feels good couldn't possibly be bad.

If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is.

It's all or nothing with my makeup. If I get dressed up, I'll go to an extreme. I'll wear foundation, bright blue or bright red lipstick with one of my weird purple wigs.

Over 20 million children of conflict are out of school. Education is often forgotten.