It doesn't make you feel very good being mean and fierce; it is much nicer playing people who are kind and sweet.

I find it difficult to explain, but I'm quite ashamed of being an actress.

I know I can be bolshy and really unpleasant, and it always happens if I lose confidence in the people I'm working with. If I've got no confidence in what I'm doing and they don't provide me with some assurance that we're doing the right thing then I bully people. I'm a horrible bully.

If you are a successful actor, which is what I am, then you tend to get labelled very quickly and easily.

I am sure that, had I grown up with both parents, had I grown up in a safe environment, had I grown up with a feeling of safety rather than danger, I would not be the way I am.

I'm very wary of trust, you see.

Successful films are very dangerous things.