It was amazing how much rehearsal helped with the performance - it was almost a theatrical approach to filmmaking.

I've done a lot of very low-budget indie films, so it was just really exciting and fun to be doing a film where there's a lot more time and these huge, vast sets. I was like a kid in a playground. It was amazing!

Now younger actresses will have a confidence in those discussions with their agents and be able to say, "Can we make sure that I'm being paid the right amount for the work that I'm doing?"

I always hope for roles that have some depth and that I can get my teeth into and that will challenge me, in some way.

I like to keep pushing myself and trying things out. I get easily bored, so I need a challenge.

But since doing the film ["The Invisible Woman"] I've really learned to appreciate [Charles Dickens], he's phenomenal. "Great Expectations" would be one of my favorites.

I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.