I'd rather do theater and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

I just look better in simple black things.

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

Having been here before and lost to be here and win, I've got to tell you, winning is really a lot better than losing. Really a lot better.

I think I'm developing a kind of subconscious loathing of the word 'franchise.' I just think of something that's packaged, something you can buy on a shelf and is immediately disposable. I don't know. It's a really weird word for me.

In films I might look glamorous, but I've been in hair and make-up for two hours.

For my own children, I do want for them to look back and remember that it was me in the kitchen, that I was doing the packed lunches, that we were there on the school run, that we did take a bus. I want them to remember those things, because those are the things that I remember from my own childhood and that have been incredibly important to me.