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?

It's very hard to play the straight lead girl and still make her sparkly and fun and real.

I love character roles. I'm happier in them. I look for roles that have some kind of complexity.

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

I used to look like a deer in headlights on the red carpet. You step out of the car and it's bedlam. Everyone's got crazy eyes.

I always think that the most interesting characters are those that are trying to cover something or those that have some sense of bravado or composure.

Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a stereotype but it's true. British people can appear repressed in expressing emotions. Not very good at self-evaluating, or affirming situations, touching, anything like that.