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.

It's a wonderful profession, and it opens lots of doors, and I think it's quite right that people can accuse actors and actresses of being dilettante, but you learn on every job, whatever it is, the process moves you on in some way, and yeah, I want to expand my knowledge of our existence, I suppose.

My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far.

It's the idea that when you say 'actress', people think of an airy, floaty, no-brain person, which of course you can't be if you are an actor. It is an unfortunate word, which is why, for a time, I hung on to 'actor', because it just seemed more workmanlike, you know, like you say 'woman doctor' not 'doctoress'.

I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.

If somebody says, "Oh, we're going to improvise!," I'm like, Oh, get me out of here.

You cant please all the people all the time.