I would argue that something dark is lurking between the sexes, and that it is seeping out into cinema.

I would like to know that I was still going to be employed as a woman well into my 60s. In acting terms, a career that spans a lifetime is a very hard thing to achieve, particularly as a woman.

Motherhood so often comes in conflict with women's capacity to express and live their own lives.

A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer.

If you read reviews that you think by their very nature are not respectful of the actresses involved or not appreciating the work as it should be, I think you should write to reviewers or comment and say, "Are you kidding me?"

Acting is a strange job because your control is very limited.

I have always been interested in gender politics, so I'm not that keen on doing things that don't represent a truth about women.