I don't really get recognised very much.

It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.

My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to acting.

I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.

When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.

You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them.

In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class.

I'm not recognised much at all.

I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.

As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!

I certainly never saw myself as posh.

The only way to avoid disruption is to constantly do what you would if you were just starting out.

You can save a lot of time waiting on God.

I would make a horrible politician, because I wouldn't enjoy my work.

A critical part of Tantric Buddhism is a process of turning of the activities and experiences in your daily life into meditation.

Alphas simply did not grovel; arrogance was part of the job description.

I really believe that the past is beyond our grasp and what is essential about the past is something unspeakable.

A letter is the most imperishable thing on earth.

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

I don't believe necessarily the past is in the past. It's eternal, it's all around us.

Anybody can quit. Only a real champion and a person of character and strength can keep going and refuse to give up.