You see, I was never a big fan of contemporary movies because they always make actresses and actors look too perfect.
You know why I fear people's judgment? Because I know they're judging. I know they are.
You have to forgive me because I have a habit of not winning things.
You can't choose who you fall in love with, you know?
With a bright-red party lipstick, just go with lots of mascara and keep everything else clean.
Winning the Oscar was like winning all the prizes in one single night that I never won as a kid.
Who doesn't love to be surprised?
What I've learned about acting is that it needs to be mysterious. If you overthink how a beat needs to be played, it can trip you up.
Weirdly, when I'm playing an English person, I feel like I've got nothing to hang on to, and it feels a bit strange and exposing.
We're the kind of family that gets together for Sunday lunch. I see my younger sister all the time.
To back away from fear is the worst thing you can do. Fear shows.
There's nothing bloody wrong with wanting it at all.
There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of actress that absolutely believes in exposing myself.
There's more to life than cheek bones.
There's always going to be a part of me that worries about not looking as slim as other actresses.
There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.
The happiness I feel in having a family has brought me a real beauty.
The growing-up-fast part weirdly happened between the ages of 15 and 22.
The good and bad things are what form us as people... Change makes us grow.
The experience of making a movie is far removed from watching the end result. It's exciting, but it still makes me squirm.
The early stage of pregnancy for me is quite hard to hide.
The countryside, particularly, is very good for my head.
Sophia Loren is glamorous.
Sometimes people ask, 'What do you wish for your children?' and all I say is, 'I want them to be happy being them.'
So I won an Oscar. It's amazing. I've got that for the rest of my life for a performance I am proud of. It nearly killed me. I am really proud of the film. That's it, moving on.
Single mums do come in for a hard time. Society is incredibly judgmental. I know this.
Since I was 13 or 14 I've always felt older than I actually am.
Real luxury is having the time to read endless stories in bed with my children. And I get that all the time. I'm so blessed.
One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.
On the whole, the politics of moviemaking is something that actors are kind of blissfully ignorant of.
