It's too distracting to read about yourself. You want to be perfect and you want everyone to love you, and that's never going to happen.

Lindsay Lohan was the 'It' girl from, like, 14. That's a lot of pressure.

I appreciate the written word and spoken word more, but Atonement sort of established so much of me. It was a character that didn't really speak, and I found that a lot of the roles I was gravitating toward after that were kind of nonverbal.

We've done a lot of films now about the IRA, we can move on from all that. I loved '71 because I think it showed a very honest trail and what it was actually like. It wasn't one-sided. I really respect ['71 director] Yann [Demange] for what he did. But we have done a lot of those things.

There's no one out there like Quentin Tarantino. His films have a signature look, and they never just stick to the same kind of story.

I've been dealing with so much press for Brooklyn, and now I am rehearsing for a play, and it is hard.

I'm a huge Wes Anderson fan. I literally love every single film. He hasn't made a bad film; I've seen every single one. They've all been brilliant, from 'Bottle Rocket' up to 'Moonrise Kingdom,' they've all been wonderful.