Working with a green screen is easy. It's just like being a kid. But it's not nearly as satisfying.

I was offered more work after the Oscar. When I was younger, I would take whatever I was offered because it was money and work and experience. In a way, choosing is the hard part. I know that's a luxury problem, but it's true. I try to go where passion takes me.

You know, in America, Christian fundamentalism vs. science. You know, be it teaching Darwinian evolutionary theory or stem cell res- You know, the whole thing, and then the issue of women being educated in Middle Eastern - I mean, it just seems so contemporary. In terms of spirituality, it's interesting because I actually think (her character in Agora) Hypatia is very spiritual.

Working with a green screen is easy. It's just like being a kid. But it's not nearly as satisfying.

Because I think in order to get famous you have to be known for something. Like 'You're the romantic comedy girl' or 'You're the Oscar-winning whatever girl.'

I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.

If you try to go for a laugh, it's death to the comedy. Personally, that's how I approach comedy. But I'm no expert.