I remember being on Atonement and it felt very right to be there. There was so much excitement every day. I remember very vividly how it felt to be a child on a film set, and that is actually really important to hold on to for as long as you continue to make films.

I'm Irish, so I'm messing all the time. Which means, I'm having a laugh. I'm always making jokes.

I think it's important that we have strong, female characters in movies now, which can really leave an impression on people - especially young people - and that they're not 'sexy' or 'cool'.

If you don't have eyebrows, you don't really have a face.

I was born in New York, so I'd love to study at New York University.

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.

I know most of the photographers in Ireland. And if I don't want my photograph taken, they will leave me alone.