I respond very well to well-written material and women who have had an effect on society, something tragic or monumental has happened to them.

I believe it is my duty as a performer to raise issues in the world of things we're afraid to look at.

I am proud of what I've done.

I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that.

I don't get the point in a lot of biopics, they're boring. You know what's gonna happen. You're just watching actors show off.

I will check the internet for at least an hour every morning scanning worldwide news to do with child abuse. So if you're constantly putting yourself in an environment where you're checking up on social economics or homelessness problems, if you keep yourself aware of it, you don't really have a day off.

I have worked very hard on being aware of my childhood but moving forward and not letting it bring me down emotionally. That is a hard thing - especially when you have children of your own and you remember what happened to you at that age.