My own daughter is a big fan of the 'Twilight' stories, the books.

In the case of two actors connecting with each other and trusting each other, our bodies have memories without us having to consciously think about it, so rather than think, "Oh, I must think about my daughter dying," you just let that go and trust that you have all the emotions you need in there, and by losing yourself in the scene, that stuff kicks in without having to spend the day thinking about horrific things happening to your own child.

I suppose I've got a reputation for playing quite extreme characters and making them quite believable.

No matter how difficult things are, and no matter how much grief and loss there is, you can turn it into something positive.

It has to be absolutely believable. It's also going between images and scenes with nudity and sexuality that would be seen, in conventional terms, as kind of sexually exciting. It's up against things that are much more medical and gynecological, and notoriously we, as a culture and a society, have some issues with that kind of thing.

Everyone deserves compassion.

My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I'd like to go and see myself.