My dad's Russian. My mother's English. I would say my bottom half is Russian.

There's a heartbeat in any country that carries on regardless - at least in Europe. That's what worries me about America, because I'm not sure what that heartbeat is - unless it's the heartbeat of someone who's just arrived, who just ran over the border two weeks ago.

I'm not a communist, of course. But I do think that everything is down to economics. Capitalism doesn't change.

The hardest period in life is one’s twenties. It’s a shame because you’re your most gorgeous, and you’re physically in peak condition. But it’s actually when you’re most insecure and full of self-doubt. When you don’t know what’s going to happen, it’s frightening.

I woke up one day and realized I could never be an American.

I think it's always hard for people to get their head around the fact that populist, commercial films can also actually be great works of art.

Women have got to stop being polite. If I ever had children, which I don't, the first thing I'd teach a girl of mine is the words 'f - off.'