I think it's always easier to play parts that you have something concrete that you can relate to.

I have family dotted everywhere - Dad's in California; I've got aunts in Scotland and Virginia; family in Kansas City; family in Manchester and London.

I can't imagine it if beauty was the only currency I used as an actress. It just doesn't interest me.

If you're playing someone who has lived, there's the risk of imitation, or whether you focus on the essence of who that character was as opposed to physical mannerisms. So, you have to figure out what it is ultimately that this particular adaptation of the story, whether it's fiction or not, is trying to say.

I'm not really into makeup, not really into fuffing with hair and stuff.

Because I trained in theater, I always leave a film shoot feeling like I haven't done anything, like I just sat in front of the camera and whispered, essentially.

I am often lost in my own world, with a frown on my face.