When I play a part, I never think about likability.

I really wanted to do a comedy. I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one. I tried with two little parts in comedies that were more mainstream, I was kind of fumbling around, and then I read The Brothers Bloom and knew it was the one I wanted to jump into. Did it take adjusting? Actually, it's not really any different from doing drama.

For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.

When you're doing comedy, you're not trying to be funny. I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously. I think when people are winking, it becomes slapstick, it becomes something else.

People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.

I prefer smaller movies because they tend to be more about character than about story.

I'm not confident around compliments or being celebrated, and I'm not comfortable with the thought of envy, which some people thrive on.