But it's often been the case, I've done so many countless small, independent films that really 3.2 people have seen, so you never know. You do it for the joy of the part and not necessarily expect anyone to see the final product.

I liked pretending to be other people: I could reinvent myself, reinvent my own reality.

I don't think kids have a problem with death. It's us older ones who are nearer to it, that start being frightened.

The parenting bit is much harder than the acting bit. You just never know what to do.

Very early on, you figure out that you put your self esteem in the hands of strangers. There's a different commodity. There's the Helena Bonham Carter that everyone thinks they know, who really has nothing to do with me. But you just have to let that go.

I just want to give you this one piece of advice: if you're standing and you could be sitting, sit. If you're sitting and you could be lying down, lie down.

I'm always attracted to lower budget, not because it's lower budget, but because they tend to be better scripts.