I was out on the shooting range twice a week [for Skyfall]. I worked out with a personal trainer for two hours a day, five days a week. So, it was quite demanding!

You don't want to just preach to people; you want to get them emotionally involved, and I think you do that with a wonderful human story about one person's struggle.

Powerful women are the most interesting to play.

I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.

I'm always interested in telling stories that have a message because I really do believe that film is so powerful.

I would say only be an actress if you genuinely feel the calling, because it's a tough profession.

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.