People have very strong opinions about how their national icons should be played.

People are already describing it [Skyfall] as the best Bond flick ever, and I really think it will be.

At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive.

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'm always looking for the comfiest place to lie down, like a cat.

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

If you educate children, then they are capable of so much - you empower them, you give them choices, and you enable them to create the lives that they dream for themselves.