There's so much of a desire in the entertainment industry for newness, a desire to build somebody up and then treat them as old news within six months. I think you'd be naive if you didn't try to hold on to your own way of doing things.

I want to be paid fairly for the work that I'm doing. That's what every single woman around the world wants. We want to be paid on parity with a man in a similar position. And I think it's important to talk about it.... It's brave of those women to come forward and make a point about it. 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?"

There's such a sense of theatre in getting glammed up; it's like putting on a play or short film.

My mother [was in advertising and] worked incredibly hard when she was bringing us up. She was a working mother and a working single parent.

I think in every character there are aspects of yourself that you bring to it. But then it would be really boring to just play yourself.

We live in a time where it's more surprising if people are actually together than if they're having affairs.

When you're believing in the person that you're playing, you feel protected. It's about being true to that person you're playing.