I always wear the shoes of the character a week before going on set; the idea of just putting on a new pair of shoes on the first day of filming is just horrific.

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

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

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

It was lucky that Ralph [Fiennes] is someone who understands both film and theater and we were able to understand that scene so well before we took it to the set.

I've always been a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided woman and not patronize her.

When you're a young actor, there's this pressure to rush. But I hope to be doing this into my sixties and seventies, so I'd prefer to take my time.