It's challenging as an actor to let go but I had some pleasure out of it too. To not have the effort of having to present myself is quite liberating.

Acting is a tough business, and you need to be in good shape mentally and physically.

I am not a woman staying at home.

I take care of myself because I'm an actress and I have to take care of my body as it's my tool in order to give in films.

I believe such illumination comes if you're open to the surprises the universe throws at you. You must be able to let go of the past, whatever success you may have seen, whatever your comfort, whatever your habits. To me, that's the key to loving life: Enabling yourself to step bravely into the unknown. Only there will you find yourself again.

I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don't deny the past, but it's a page to turn.

When I'm in the movie, I'm entirely in the movie. When I'm on the set, I'm 200 per cent there; when I'm at home, I'm 200 per cent at home.