Education opens the door to everything in terms of having a career and an impact on society and not being a slave to your job, really.

Education opens the door to everything in terms of having a career and an impact on society and not being a slave to your job, really.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock.

I don't think I have the assets to play the more traditional Bond Girl.

To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.

In some ways, except that in that movie [Skyfall] I was mostly screaming and running away from the bad guys, whereas in this one I'm generally jumping into the action and fighting with them. So, yeah, it was somewhat similar, but also very different.