I had never done anything with blue screen before, or prosthetics, or anything like that. Lord of the Rings was like stepping into a videogame for me. It was another world completely. But, to be honest, I basically did it so that I could have the ears. I thought they would really work with my bare head.Working with Martin Scorsese was an absolute minute-by-minute education without him ever being grandiose about it.

I think it's always good to take on things that at first seem bigger than you. Then you just try and surmount them.

Every single pore - not on the men, but on the women - is scrutinized, so I am really grateful that I feel very confident in my own skin.

I've reprised roles in the theatre, which is somehow more accepted, and where one can automatically go deeper and further into the role.

I think good theaters are really important. They allow you to exist in a space with other people.

I love strange choices. I'm always interested in people who depart from what is expected of them and go into new territory.

I think the terrifying thing is you see all these people who go to the same cosmetic surgeon, and they end up, after a while, looking like everyone.