I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.

I always thought Uncle Vanya could be a stoned masterpiece.

I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.

It's such a measure of your solidarity with Ed, that when you would give lectures, he would be wearing a tartan tie that matched. And I demanded that outfit, I thought it was so punk - her long skirt, she looked like a Scottish queen, so regal.

The writers could always do an about-face and change everything

I just wanted to make sure that yes, that those horror - they worked as a genre. To me, I just wanted to be touched by the film in the way that I saw plausible. Which is the story about compassion - giving and receiving it in those desperate times of need.