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.

My alter egos have changed a lot over the years. When I was a child, I was a black horse called Storm. Whinnying and jumping over bamboo poles in the garden took up pretty much my entire childhood.

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?"

Women don't question themselves when they enter into a story that has male characters, but men do question the validity of a female narrative.

I get quite disappointed that we're still telling stories that I think are problematic in terms of what they're saying about women.

I don't really want to play parts that I think are not fully developed or fleshed out, especially with female roles.