When I was a little girl - well, like, a teenager - I wanted to be Sam Jackson. I always wanted to be men.

One thing I noticed after being down in Mississippi for the shoot was that words like "God" and "Jesus" are used all the time, but they're not specifically referring to Jesus. It's sort of this accepted phraseology for love, or spirituality, or whatever it is you personally believe in.

When you're doing something where you really like the material, it doesn't matter what medium it's in.

I get so nervous. I happen to be socially awkward and shy. I spent a lot of my time as an adult not going places.

You have to excuse me because I AM a teenager, so I'm allowed to sound illiterate and make stupid comments like 'I'm not into hard-core feminism.'

To be honest, I don't usually do very much research, especially if I'm working with a director who also wrote the screenplay. They've usually done a tonne of research. And they'll tell you about it from their perspective which is better than doing your own research.

I love the solitude of being on a plane and finally getting to read an entire book and being left alone.