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.

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.

You don't have to conform to a very specific aesthetic today, whereas 1950s women definitely had to.

Postwar Europe was morally stagnant, and there was a lot of neo-conservatism.

If you're going to make great art, you have to make it at a huge cost - you have to be prepared to sacrifice what other people think of you, other people's opinions, and you have to make personal sacrifices.

I love '30 Rock.' Absolutely love it. It's a game-changing show.

I wish I was a more adventurous person in a way. But actually, security is a really big deal for me.