I had this wild imagination. I was never me. All my childhood photos, I'm in fancy dress, playing a Russian refuge or Marvelous Mad Madam Mim.

The size of a studio film lets you see technology in a way that you wouldn't on an independent film, like the gadgets and the angles and all that.

It's all about the director for me; we have to click. It's a trust thing. I'll say I'm ready to let down my walls. I'll cry for you as long as you need. But you're going to have to hug me afterwards.

What's exciting about watching a movie, when it's finished, is you sometimes you don't recognize yourself, and that's when I'm really proud.

You don't always have to look in the distance for what's going on over there, when you actually see what's right in front of you.

On an independent film, you really learn about pace. You have so little time to do things, that you really have to know your scenes.

For a woman, body image is always a palpable thing. Weirdly, for me, the only time I don't care is when I'm in character.

I'm not someone who doesn't want to see the films, but I like to see them as an end product when the whole nuance of the character is put together.

When I go home to England, my friends all make fun of me for sounding American.

That's the great thing about the 'Sin City' movies. Each little slot is incredibly meaningful, and each character has their own moment.

You know, I do projects that I really care about. I hope I'll stand by that until the day I die!

Family drama is a trade off for having family.

The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness.

She has her own brand of strength, brought to the surface by the dim glow of the streetlight and the whisper of night air on her skin.

There's nothing wrong with the fashion industry. What's wrong is changing yourself for something you don't really care about just to get somewhere faster.

Is sending the Harlem Globetrotters and Dennis Rodman to the DPRK strange? In a word, yes.

I prefer true over happy now.

Just the fact that you're working is good for you.

Nature is full for us of seeming inconsistencies and glad surprises.

When I say something funny in a newspaper and I meant it to be funny, it doesn't read that way.

I'm still rough around the edges and need a lot of polishing.