That was me under the bath and the water being held down. The director wanted it to look as real as possible so he told Keanu, in front of me, don't go easy on her. So it was scary.

I didn't think the teachers had the right to tell me what to do. I would just disobey, talk in the classroom, get very bad grades.

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

I always do my interviews face to face.

Well, I'm not at all like the tough, sexy femme fatale in Confidence but it's fun to play people who're really different from you, from different cultures and places. I suppose I'm a bit quieter than most of the people I play.

I don't believe your soul mate has to share your politics.

People believe in you more after you've won an Oscar, but it's up to you what choices you make.