There's always going to be a separate version of you that people will create, and you have no control over it.

I think acting can be very frustrating, and there's no experience that doesn't make you a better actor.

I used to have the most visceral response to having my photo taken. I felt like instantly bursting into tears and running out of the room. I hated all the attention, which is such a stupid thing for an actor to say.

Whenever I'm in theatre situations I will go out of my way not to talk about my father, but in the film world I can be really proud of my family and say, 'You know what: my dad's a really, really famous theatre director,' because nobody has any idea.

I'm not consciously avoiding doing a lot of period drama, but I don't really seek it out either.

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

Twin Peaks' is my favorite American TV show.