I think that sometimes in theater, I don't prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.

I don't think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?

In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set.

When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I'd be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn't. I didn't get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I'd better train and then the parts would come.

What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they're great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they engage with people.

I'm not tortured and neurasthenic - I'm really not.

I can be shy, but I’m not really. I try to be better at overcoming these things people have said.