I've always found as an actress that the best thing to do in film or TV or theater is just to lose yourself in it. Think of the story, the character, the worlds we're in, and forget everything else.

Being powerful is so much more interesting than being beautiful.

I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.'

There's no good way to waste your time. Wasting time is just wasting time.

People become more interesting from about 25 - they develop character and their personalities come out.

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

What's great in the modern world is that it's becoming easier and easier for people to create without having access to large sums of money. They need access to certain technologies, but the cost is far less than it used to be.