It seems to me that the years between eighteen and twenty-eight are the hardest, psychologically. It’s then you realize this is make or break, you no longer have the excuse of youth, and it is time to become an adult – but you are not ready.

You have to go through the long, painful process of learning techniques to be able to recognize a "good accident" or a "bad accident."

Once a film gets into production, the actors sometimes begin to have more input than a writer does.

I think of myself as Mirren rather than Mironova, absolutely. I am a Brit, really. I mean when I go to Russia and I do have, maybe it's a romantic fantasy. You know us actors, we're very good at romantic fantasies.

I resent having witnessed the survival of some very mediocre male actors and the professional demise of the very brilliant female ones.

Human beings make mistakes, so we all make mistakes and wrong decisions. Being able to make a decision and act upon it is not gender specific.

I believe that if you want to go make your mark on the world you've got to go out and do it. Don't be shy, be adventurous.