I've never felt stigmatized in my profession, nor have I allowed myself to. I don't feel either male or female, I feel I am just me, and I should be able to do whatever I like.

Insecurity, commonly regarded as a weakness in normal people, is the basic tool of the actor's trade.

I like the personality of the Belgians. They're deeply eccentric, which is something that comes across in their design - terrific.

Feminism was a dirty word for a while.

If I don't believe in a role, I can't pull it off.

I've never felt stigmatized in my profession, nor have I allowed myself to. I don't feel either male or female, I feel I am just me, and I should be able to do whatever I like.

The writing is the springboard for your intuitive stuff and then you see, maybe a colour of what you want to achieve. Then you bring in the technique you've learnt. But when you're on film, you're not always in control of that. That's what makes me believe in a kind of collective unconscious, a sort of experience you draw on.