I kind of had an idea that New York would be like Fashion Week, where everyone always looks incredibly chic and cool, and I wouldn't fit in..

When I went to the Oscars - the only time I've ever been to the Oscars - a few years ago, I wore this Prada dress covered in cooking utensils. I got ….

I didn't work for a year after Wall Street. I finished that in November, and then it was the following October that I did Drive, so I took a year off….

On film sets I can see everyone, and I really still find that so difficult..

Those with dementia are still people and they still have stories and they still have character and they're all individuals and they're all unique. An….

I was quite straight-laced. I was quite academic until I was about 14 and then I went to boarding school where I had the opportunity to continue to b….

What doesn't draw you into a Coen Bros. movie. It's amazing. I can't believe it! They're the Coen Bros. It's ridiculous..

I want to be in 'Glee,' but I'm told I'm not famous enough to be a cameo yet..

There's always the things that you think are going to be tough. I've been nude once, and I was like, "Oh, that's going to be a nightmare," and actual….

People in New York just seem a lot more open than I thought they would be..

I don't really think about roles - "dream roles." It's always about who's gonna be the person on the screen or who's gonna be the person on the stage….

Am I reserved? I think I agree with that. I don't think I'm particularly original. I am quite homey, though. But then I'm also quite transient. I qui….

I wanted to be a musical theatre actress - I wanted to play Sally Bowles, forever and ever always..

I don't think you should ever damage other people for your art..

I remember in 'Pride and Prejudice' I had to do a scene where I broke down. And before we filmed I spent like three hours imagining my mum's funeral.….

I've always been quite careful about what I wanted to do. I've just never wanted to revisit old ground or do something that's easy. I want to do some….

It's actually easier to play a leading role than it is to play a supporting role..

The toughest part of acting is never a single thing. It's more like a whole character. I find film really difficult - trying to make it feel like a c….

People always say, "You played such a strong character." I remember someone said that to me when I played a role in Shame, and she was a suicidal mes….

I don't wear a bikini on the beach. I walk around my house in pyjamas. I haven't seen myself naked in the mirror for probably a decade. I'm very prud….

I'm more the sort of person who doesn't like hugging strangers because we don't know each other, so we shouldn't..