I didn't go to Cirque Lodge for alcohol abuse or drug abuse.

You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you're excited for the day? That's one of my main goals in life.

It's such a private thing - 'my process' - I can just say that the work that I do is like therapy between me and the character.

I get along really well with Lars [von Trier] but definitely during our first meetings I was feeling him out and he definitely says some things that are inappropriate and then you kind of get his sense of humour. I really enjoy him. He's one of my favourite people I've met now. So, he's pretty great.

Everyone goes through a hard time in their life.

It's interesting to watch people go through it in something like this. I mean, what other then Melancholia films do they portray depression in?

I would love to play Marlene Dietrich in a movie. My dad's from Germany and so I feel like that would be a really interesting person to play.