I think playing any iconic role when you're stepping into big shoes, into the shadow of people who have come before you and you can't process that.

That's something I have to work on: to separate what really matters, to conserve energy by not worrying about what other people think.

I haven't done period dramas back-to-back, or really anything back-to-back. You get asked to do what you're most recently famed for, so I'm careful of not repeating myself.

I think playing any iconic role when you're stepping into big shoes, into the shadow of people who have come before you and you can't process that.

I thought, well, why am I giving up on my primary dream to work doubly hard, to do something as an alternative to what it really still want to?

Sometimes being away, on location, I feel like I'm away for much of my own life. I want to be better at staying connected.

I am shortsighted. I need glasses for watching movies or concerts. It's not a hipster affectation; I do have poor eyesight. This is how ridiculous my life is: I've had the test for contact lenses, but I haven't found a half-day where I can go to the optician.