There is a lot lacking on the intellectual side and on the values side when being an actor.

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.

I'd say I got three or four offers for films that had female directors, so in my career I haven't had that opportunity before. That's exciting.

Sometimes just watching a person doing the things they would only do at home lets you know who they really are.

When I was growing up, my mom told me every story that was happening to her. Most of the stories that come to me are through a female voice in my head. My stories seem to naturally be about females.

I don't love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful.

I love being a mum, but it's much more intensive work than being an actress - going to work feels like you've got a day off. Not that I want a day off from being a mum; it's just perhaps I had this impression before that mums don't work. But they work more than anyone.