My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children they're beautiful and wonderful then they believe it, and they will be. So I never thought I was unattractive. But I was never one of the girls at school who had lots of boyfriends.

I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the U.S.

The thing I miss about L.A. is time. I feel like I had much more time there, partly because no one is ever really doing anything.

I have to say that, though it sounds so superficial, the accent really does help. I like having accents preparing for a part.

I wake up early. At 6:30 A.M., I'm at my most optimistic.

You are exposing yourself all the time as an actor. There's the risk of being thought of as bad or boring or unattractive.

I thought a parent's job was to tell their children not to go into acting as a profession!