Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.

There wasn't very much time between wrapping Revolutionary Road and starting The Reader. It was about five and a half months, which, for me, isn't that long. Some actors are very good at just going from one thing to another but I've always been a bit useless at that. The preparation time is important for me.

Of course I believe in marriage. Commitment to one other person in life is glorious.

I think I look nicer now. It's really weird cause when you're 21 you think, "Oh God, when I'm 36, oh God, that's nearly 40, and I'll look really old and wrinkly by then". And actually I quite like the way I look. I feel OK about myself these days.

There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.

There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of actress that absolutely believes in exposing myself.

If you don’t try at anything, you can’t fail.