We cannot talk with [animals] as we can with human beings, yet we can communicate with them on mental and emotional levels. They should, however, be ….

I don't want to massively slag off Marvel, I don't. Because they have just employed a woman to be their superhero, and so hallelujah..

If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline..

You don't get roles like leading character in 'Christine' very often because people don't really like women on film to be unlikable. I think Christin….

I don't think that theater is the higher medium, that it's better than film..

There are a lot of movies about misfits that are quite cool, that kind of glamorize it on some level. I think there are fewer films, certainly with a….

To read a character I'm not sympathizing with is generally quite a good, attractive proposition because I've got somewhere to go, I've got work to do….

There are people all over the world who like to write fan letters in the voice of their pet: 'Hello, my name is Fifi and I'm a labrador and I think y….

The idea that fear can manipulate people and you can use fear in the media to get what you want is happening right now. I think it has a lot of relev….

Of course, any job is scary, but you tackle the challenges head on and hope for the best..

As a child I loved ghost stories..

I think loads of people see acting, when they're kids, as these magical stories that just happen within the context of the film or the play or the ca….

You either hear the story and you're curious, and you're sort of sympathetic, or you think, "Ugh, how horrible." That's dehumanizing. How about we ta….

I think for a long time it seemed like working in an art form and being a feminist meant portraying women in a perfect, angelic light. And there's no….

I suppose the reason why I like acting is because I'm curious about human nature, and the less I know about a character on the page, instinctively, i….

I used to have the most visceral response to having my photo taken. I felt like instantly bursting into tears and running out of the room. I hated al….