As an actor, you're just taking temperature. I am anyway, all the time, and responding appropriately. I was again cast very last-minute for Rushmore ….

I'm not much of a Method actress, so even though my character in The Ghost Writer was quite dark and bad-tempered, I could only do that if I was seem….

I was lucky, because Ewan McGregor had already been shooting with Roman Polanski for about a month before I got role. And he did a faultless imperson….

Ewan McGregor and I said this to each other after we saw The Ghost Writer. Every time Roman Polanski did a "No, no, no!," he was right. It was really….

When the Hollywood thing happened, I thought at some point I'd get to the front of the queue: 'Yes, hello, I'd like to play that role.' But you don't….

I hope I never get in the situation where I refuse to audition, because I think people have a right to see you interpreting the character, and if you….

The best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted..

My parents are both lawyers, and my father always said his best cases have been returns, cases that come into his office from another lawyer. So he s….

I couldn't get any of the ingenue roles when younger because at 5 feet 9 inches with a deep voice I was always too... genue. My career has completely….

It was fine when I was single and childless. Carrying the responsibility of screwing up your kids at the same time is huge. I remember when I got Pet….

I love the ups and downs and the eccentricities of my career. The worst movies have produced some of the best friendships..

I don't feel under pressure to work because I love what I do and I wanted to do the projects that came my way..

My husband Rhashan reminds me of my father because he's got great strength of character..

We had an ancient Russian acting coach at my drama school who said the worst offense you could commit was to let your subtext show. That is the point….

From a very young age, I wanted to get up on stage whenever I went to the theatre - the actors just seemed to be having so much fun. One of my worrie….

If the role is right and it's another situation of having a benevolent genius at the head of it, someone who likes actors, and will protect the actor….

When Roman Polanski did give you a "Great, great, great!" you were just like, "Thank you, Lord, for this magical moment.".

I don't tend to spend the whole day in the personality of the person I'm playing..