Anyone who has that weird volition to become an actor probably has a weird volition to do lots of other creative things - to write, to play music, to paint, to cook.

As an English actress constantly playing Americans, you already had to step way out of your box in that way.

There is absolutely no point in sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself. The great power you have is to let go ... focus on what you have, no that which has been mean or unkindly removed.

But I love filmmaking - I'm not ashamed of that. You're sort of vilified if you say that in England.

I like the theater enormously, but I truly love films - the whole bizarre, boring process that it can be.

Last year my boyfriend gave me a painting - a very personal one. I really prefer personal gifts or ones made by someone for me. Except diamonds. That's the exception to the rule.

I don't know why my parents split up. I guess they just drifted apart, but I do know they stayed very good friends.