I never really think about my gender, first and foremost - until a door is closed to you. Until you can see a parallel opportunity with a man in a similar place in his career and you think, That opportunity is not open to me or my fellow actresses. That's interesting.

I don't think about being beautiful or not being beautiful. ... It's more about feeling confident inside your own skin really and thinking about yourself as little as possible.

I think often women can feel isolated and feel like they get into a rut and don't quite know how to get out of it.

Personally, I prefer to play against the look: If a character appears particularly unhinged, with makeup running down her face, I like to play her as if she has it together. I think that juxtaposition makes it so much more interesting.

I do tend to move on anyway. This is a part of my life, but it doesn't rule my life.

To become a painter or a sculptor or a graphic designer is quite an isolated way to spend your life.

I'm not particularly interested in playing characters that think the way I do.