I think that the most difficult thing is allowing yourself to be loved, so receiving the love and feeling like you deserve it is a pretty big struggle. I suppose that's what I've learnt recently, to allow myself to be loved.

Vengeance is just a lazy form of grief.

It's good to have a little distance. If you discuss your love too much, it just damages it.

For me, my storyline [in Big Little Lies] is very complicated and nuanced. [The script] was so beautifully written. It was very, very easy to play. ... I think one of the scenes is almost eight minutes.

You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it's easy to say and harder to do.

I think each role takes a little from you and circles around you for the rest of your life. I don't think you ever abandon any of them.

My personality does well with people who are deemed difficult. I don't know why it does but I just seem to get along with them. The more difficult the better.