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'm attracted to playing people who aren't necessarily straightforward.

Day to day, I always wear eyeliner on my top lid and mascara. I like to do my own makeup, it depends on the event.

A lot of my time is spent watching films and reading scripts. And it can be all-consuming. And it's obviously something I'm fortunate that is both my work and my hobby. It's what I would naturally be doing anyway.

I think, as an actor, you're always traveling. There's a sense of dislocation sometimes from home.

The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.

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.