I used to write stories and poetry, but for some reason I have it in my head that if I'm going to write, I have to write a script.

I guess I've never really had a great desire to be a leading lady, or be seen as an ingenue.

I felt like the script [of "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore"] was so clear. It was sort of packed full of information. [Macon Blair] puts in a lot of discussion in the script. Characters are introduced very thoughtfully. The way he described walking into particular environments was very specific.

There's not much of a follow-your-dreams kind of vibe in New Zealand or my family.

I want to go and have a real experience and it's just lovely to sit and watch a movie and just be really transported by a story and care about the characters. That's always what I'm looking for.

I feel so lucky to have done so many things that I love in the past few years so I'm just going to keep trying to do them.

I feel like a character actress - it's where I'm comfortable.