I love doing accents because it takes you one step away from yourself and allows you to embody someone else's character.

Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.

Ultimately, it's a really brave thing to do what makes you happy as opposed to what the norm, or the social norm is, and that's a very important thing for people to remember, especially young women.

I always thought the piano scene was kind of unique to shoot because we were actually able to film with the playback of the actual song. And that was quite amazing because it almost made it easier - music is usually something that is added after filming has finished so to be able to shoot a scene with music was really wonderful.

I love doing accents because it takes you one step away from yourself and allows you to embody someone else's character.

The independent films are really where I kind of come from and where I feel comfortable. It's never been about the blockbusters and making a huge tonne of money. It's always been about wanting to do projects about the things that I think are important to be out there.

The wardrobe is always the last piece of the puzzle. When you step into the clothing, that's the final step to figuring out that character.