We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.

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

Every job feels like my first.

The reason I act is because I'm trying to understand why people are as they are.

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.

As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with interesting characters.