An ant has no quarrel with a boot.

It’s always about, somehow, finding a part of myself that is relevant, and then turning the volume up on that particular part. So, I am all of the characters I've ever played, and I am none of them at the same time.

It's like playing tennis, you play a different rally with different people. Every actor is different and the chemistry between actors is different.

For the first 10 minutes after you meet them, they have the wattage and charisma of movie stars. Then you have a coffee with them and you realize we're all the same, we're all just people. All of the actors in The Avengers are so nice. Marvel has these code names for projects and the code name for The Avengers was Group Hug. It felt very much like a group hug on set.

Truth in drama is elusive. You never quite find it, but the search for it is compulsive.

I feel as though the cardboard box of my own reality has been flattened and blown open. Now I can see the edge of the world.

Nurture your own confidence and make it real; don't pretend to be someone you're not.