[In "The Invisible Woman"] was a different type of performance which was less driven by improv. You always want moments of freshness and newness, but there was less so than I've done before.

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 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.

I want to be paid fairly for the work that I'm doing. That's what every single woman around the world wants.

I would work as hard as possible at school so I could keep acting alongside.

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?"

You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It's difficult, because there's a demand for the hero or heroine to be very likeable.