You always want your films to go as far as they can.

My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.

Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.

I sort of fall in love with every character I do; you have to understand how they became what they've become, whether they're the ugly kind or the very beautiful kinds of characters.

I'll try and get through as much as my voice and nerves and knees will let me.

My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.

I grew up with 'Jane Eyre,' reading it at school, and it's one of those, I think, for a lot of women, a lot of girls, it's the iconic story and so many girls relate to Jane Eyre and her character.