Watch the History Channel if you want it literal and historically perfect.

It just proves good movies don't need 100 million dollars to be good.

When I read a script, I'll have a very visceral gut reaction to what does this mean to me? How does she feel in my skin? Could I play this role?

I really asked myself, “Oh, my god, how am I going to do this?” That’s what I aspire to, every time I take on a new role.

It's nerve-wracking singing in front of people. I think that's why most people get drunk for karaoke.

I had a non-existent knowledge of Queen Victoria's early years. Like everyone else, I thought of her as an old lady dressed in black. My mom had told me about her, though, that she had a very loving relationship with Albert, that they had lots of kids, and that he died young.

I love ambiguity. People are that way. People are very hard to work out. No one is just strong or just fragile, or anything like that.