Film is such a director's medium; you're really in their hands in terms of the real storytelling. As an actor, you can give a performance moment to moment and some of your takes will be used and some of them won't. I think there are great films you can make with bad performances, and vice versa. There are all combinations of those things. It's really down to the director what happens, I think, so that's why it's really good to work with very talented, bold directors.

I've always been fascinated by activists, people who will devote their life to a cause, people who go to India and to Africa and put their life in jeopardy to do what they believe is right.

I'm too disorganized.

It's hard to remember that life is a miracle. We're just living it and we forget that.

As an actress, it's part of your job to be able to imagine just about anything - even if it's not within your personal experience.

I always do my interviews face to face.

I find Hollywood really toxic.