Actresses generally arent allowed to have haircuts, because short hair isnt considered as versatile.

We, Brits, need to be sort of loosened up. And there's some transfer overseas, I think the more American fare that comes to the U.K., the more cross-fertilization there is that's perhaps changing.

I'm probably not going to play a junkie and that's OK because there are other people who will do it better.

The response to Pride has been so overwhelming. I mean, people have really loved it. And it's so rewarding because we had such a fun time making that film, and it was made with so much heart, that it's lovely that people seem to be responding in kind to that.

I'd really love to live in New York for awhile. That's what I'm hoping to do.

The job of an actor is the same in all of them, really. I mean, you're just creating a character that you hope people will believe, so it doesn't make that much of a difference really.

I believe in eating all the right kinds of foods, and I don't believe in a totally nonfat diet.