We don't have enough young, female antiheroes. We don't accept women as antiheroes the way we do the men.

I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much.

I go to yoga classes as well as practicing myself. I'm always open to new experiences and when I'm in different cities shooting, I try some local classes sometimes.

As an actor, your text is your bible, so you're not making a documentary, but you still have to follow the choices made by your writer.

There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control.

You can be a good human being and just be shrewd.

I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy.