It can be very intense being an actor; it can be quite a small world. Then you speak to your friend who is a scientist and they have a completely different perspective.

I always had a very strong sense of independence.

The British vice is overthinking before we speak, which is really annoying. I love the way that, in America, people are more straightforward.

Women want to be paid on parity with a man in a similar position.

I have a great plain blue shirt from APC, and a denim one from Dolce that I wear constantly. It's hard to find the perfect denim shirt, but this is it.

In my work I fight for, I hope, showing women in a true way. They've got brains.

Now we live in a time where the public and the private are completely fused and there isn't such a great distinction. We know our private lives are constantly made public. With Facebook and Twitter there isn't such a desire, it feels, to keep things private.