I've always loved [acting] and I've always wanted to [do it] from as far back as I can remember.

Music was a big thing for me growing up and Scorsese and Tarantino both use music brilliantly in movies. They're probably two of the best at using music.

I'm a big fan of British cinema; I think we make some unbelievably brilliant films, but they can quite often have a dark feel.

I don't think I'm ugly, but I never thought I was that special.

I want to be 82 and doing movies with Paolo Sorrentino where people are like, "This is gold."

I like going to see live bands. Live bands can be quite heavy, but I think it's very relaxing at the same time because you feel so happy and chilled-out.

My job isn't about pursuing fame and then becoming an actor. It's about becoming an actor and if fame follows suit, that's fine.

I'm not good at just sitting around waiting for the phone to ring, hoping that the perfect role is going to turn up.

When I'm putting the character together I try to find music that I think fits the character.

What I like doing these days is spending more time with coaches because I think it's important to work on yourself.

There are a lot of great young actors coming out of England who have maybe not gone to drama school, but I wish I had.

The soul, Daffy says, is not necessarily where the heart is.

Do I get up every morning and ask: am I doing the things that I believe in and am I doing them for the best possible motives? Yes. Unambiguously yes.

We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

There's a power that brings us to things, and there's a power that lets us move away from things, from people, places, experiences. And what you learn to do in metaphysics is accept.

And then the wren gan scippen and to daunce.

I would say sleep can always be emphasized - I didn't do it enough in my 20s, because you don't think you need it.

It's almost as if the way you imagine my dead self says more about you than it says about either the person I was or the whatever I am now.

If you're bored in New York, it's your own fault.

That's it. I've said all I've got to say on the world of James Bond.

I grew up in a culture in which it was a sin for a woman to speak out.