I don't like the word celebrity. If I become a good actress and be in movies where I'm expected to be a good actress, who is recognised, that's different to being what I consider to be a celebrity. My job is an actor and that's what I'm passionate about and adore. It's a privilege to be able to do this job for a living.

I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up.

I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady.

My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.

I love actresses who are brave and don't do what's expected of them or don't play off how they look or take risks.

Every moment of living has its own logic, its own meaning.

Women do well in their thirties. They put their bags down and say, 'This is who I am - like it or lump it.' There is a more relaxed quality, which I like.