I played Iris Murdoch, who had not long died, and I felt the responsibility very heavy on my shoulders.

Every experience that you experience yourself you use, because that's our craft.

It is not good to cross the bridge before you get to it.

Some things you know about, you know what the ingredients are - maybe not all of them. But it's up to you to put in the amount. It's up to the director to nag you until you get it right.

Never fall out of love with life

I get sillier as I get older, so I don't know what wisdom means. I can only pass on something that I've been acquainted with and let whomever it is pick the bones out of it

Filming is completely - was totally new to me ... I had a movie career which wasn't supposed to be, so I couldn't be more thrilled. For those who work, parts seem to get more interesting.