I can't impersonate someone. That is not what I do. I can only take someone's essence and create a character out of that.

Powerful women are the most interesting to play.

Acting is a career without a safety net, because it's not like a professional job where every year you hope to be promoted, and get a sense of career stability. There is never any stability in this business.

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 like to believe that we all pray to the same god.

What interests Sam Mendes are characters and relationships, and he was a genius at giving you the freedom to create the type of character you want, and also to explore and have fun with your fellow actors. For him, characters and relationships are really the heartbeat of the film, and then the action is the backdrop. By developing the characters, he makes you care that much more about the action and going on a journey with the characters.

Your boss is only human and just wants the best from you.