After I had the kids, I took a break from work, and all my creativity went into my kitchen. I like experimenting.

Because I was newly pregnant, I was sick as a dog, yet I knew all my lines from a year before.

Brits are far more intelligent and civilised than Americans. I love the fact that you can hail a taxi and just pick up your pram and put in the back of the cab without having to collapse it. I love the parks and places I go for dinner and my friends.

My daughter is super ballsy. I always follow her lead. I actually don't need to encourage her to take risks. She likes to push herself; she wants to see how far she can get. It's really inspiring to see that in a young woman.

It's a waste of time for people to say things they think other people want to hear, or try and come off in a certain way. I try to be as honest as I can.

I was having such a hard time when I made Sylvia. I gave everything I had for that role. It's one or two or three things I'm most proud of in terms of my work. But it was very dark.

In the theater, you go from point A to point Z, building your performance as the evening progresses. You have to relinquish that control on a film.