I was a very difficult child, and the time I spent reading was about the only peace I gave my mother.

I have found being a mother has made me emotionally raw in many situations. You heart is beating outside your body when you have a baby.

Where possible, if there's something that is highly likely to kill you, the studios won't insure us to do [the stunts]. But where we are insurable, Len likes to make us do that. He likes to see actors' faces and have everybody know that that is them doing it. Yeah, I definitely got some bruises on this one.

I'm attracted to playing things that I find difficult, just because it's a journey that is much more interesting.

I do find it extraordinary that men are so prepared to pay for your dinner here. That simply never happens in England. When I first got together with Len, I couldn't understand why it seemed like he was always trying to get into my side of the car. He was holding the door open for me! I don't know what you teach American men in school here, but you have to keep it up, because it's extremely charming.

My life has not been predictable. I never would have imagined I'd be living where I'm living, doing what I'm doing or married to an American guy. I'm interested to see what will happen next!

I feel like I've done a bunch of period stuff and then a bunch of romantic comedies.