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.

My dad is such a good man, hard-working.

We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.

I'm not temperamentally into high comedy. I'm not a Noel Coward kind of girl.

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

I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.

When I was younger, I used to write to directors when I was unsure I could play a role. I'd say: 'You've made a terrible mistake.'