I'm deeply ambitious and I always have been..

I've had that experience of not liking people very much, but having tremendous respect for them..

I think Brits probably feel that Americans are more like us than vice-versa, if that makes sense. Because we get everything American over here in Bri….

I loved watching theatre, and film, and television. It was a fantastic outlet and my favourite thing to do. I can't remember the decision. It just fe….

I'm not really into makeup, not really into fuffing with hair and stuff..

Although I grew up in London, I spent summers in Missouri, where my dad lived. It's quite a liberal town, Kansas City. You'd be surprised..

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

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….

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

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….

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

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

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

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….