I tried to find a rhythm, and I stopped comparing myself to anybody else. One of the great phrases for me is "Compare and despair." If I compare myself to Kate Middleton or Dame Judi Dench, I'm going to come out at the bottom and be sad.

If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty.

I'm uninterested in superheroes. I am only interested in real stories, real people, real connection.

I'm not a prophet. I'm not a teacher. I have no degrees. My degree is from the University of Life.

Now all of a sudden I'm so less interested in pretending to be a lot of other people, and much more interested in being me.

I'm a performer. I've just been one since I was a little girl. I used to pretend all the time.

The truth is James Cameron can do every other job. I'm talking about every single department, from art direction to props to wardrobe to cameras, he knows more than everyone doing the job. But he can't act. And therefore he is in thrall of actors.