I've worked with actors who tell everyone what to do in the scene - that makes me go pretty atomic.

I think it is kind of important to direct someone so the character is appealing, but, as an actress, I find it frustrating because I think, "Why do I have to be more likable than a man would have to be saying the same line?"

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 just don't believe you're capable of being an actor unless you have a desire to experience your emotions in a public way.

Films about women and their concerns are seen as frivolous, limited and, most damaging of all, niche.

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.

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