It's people's worst fantasy to see their partner kissing someone else, even though it's a job and it's not real..

The main reason I did 'Captain America' was because I wanted to get out of my own head and stop taking my work so seriously..

I have family dotted everywhere - Dad's in California; I've got aunts in Scotland and Virginia; family in Kansas City; family in Manchester and Londo….

I'd love to do an action movie. Something with lots of stunts. Anything fast and dangerous and involving guns..

I think it's always easier to play parts that you have something concrete that you can relate to..

I am often lost in my own world, with a frown on my face..

Because I trained in theater, I always leave a film shoot feeling like I haven't done anything, like I just sat in front of the camera and whispered,….

I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted..

I went to drama school for three years, and the whole thing there is that hopefully you are introduced to a man called William Shakespeare who is the….

Skiing in Whistler was great fun. It's an extreme environment that's very different to my own and I had never skied before, so I had to learn to take….

From a very young age, stories fuelled my imagination in the most wonderful way..

My real self, the self I have always been from a child, is a loner and nerd, slightly overweight, with a very heavy fringe. That is who I was as a ki….

I think American guys tend to be a bit more forward, a bit more chatty and open than the Brits. The Brits seem to have a darker sense of humor, thoug….

Documenting trips makes them that much richer. I stick in train tickets and business cards from restaurants. It makes the whole experience poetic, de….

Mum wasn't at all religious, but she thought that going to the theatre was as important a ceremonial, communal experience that a person could have..

My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky..

If you're playing someone who has lived, there's the risk of imitation, or whether you focus on the essence of who that character was as opposed to p….

The things that prey on my mind in London seem to disappear as soon as I find myself in a different environment. Survival mode kicks in..

I love firing guns. It's an amazing feeling - so sexy and powerful..

I like characters who have faults. I'm drawn to darker people..

I don't think I'm curvaceous. It's simply that most other actresses are really, stupidly tiny..