For some reason I just lack that ability to be embarrassed about going up to people. I even do it for friends if they want to ask someone out.

It was also great shooting in London at Pinewood Studios because of all its history. So many of the 007 movies were filmed there, as well as classics by everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Jack Nicholson to Martin Scorcese. It's like working on hallowed ground. So, I felt a responsibility to make sure I did as good a job as I possibly could.

I really like Roland Moret, Alexander McQueen and Marios Schwab, a young British designer.

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

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

Powerful women are the most interesting to play.

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.