You know you've made it when you've been moulded in miniature plastic. But you know what children do with Barbie dolls - it's a bit scary, actually.

I'm a horrible person. And it's just coming out in my work.

Art civilizes us and it connects us and activates us. And so it's really important to connect with compassion, with stories about people who are different from us.

What I love about the theater is that you know who you're acting for: your audience. And the thing I find really hard in film is, you don't. The audience is invisible. And we're sitting there, hoping there's other people out there.

Onscreen, babies and animals are my inspiration. They're so alive and there and not messed up in the head the way I am.

Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned and we should not turn a blind eye to them.

When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.