I used to watch Isabelle Adjani in 'La Reine Margot' before every difficult scene [I did]. She's amazing. Katharine Hepburn in 'The Lion in Winter,' too.
Acting has always been my dream and I have to pursue it while I can.
I've always been a snob about qualifications and it's the greatest irony that I left school before I could take my A-levels.
You really don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. Is this my last job? I don't have a fairy-tale notion.
There's no point having an 18th birthday in America.
I've always been a snob about qualifications.
Katharine Hepburn and Vivien Leigh are my heroes. Not because of their ability, but because of their perseverance.
When in doubt, faint.
I know for a fact the work is going to dry up, and people will get bored of me. That's not bitterness, just the truth.
I don't think I can call myself an actress yet. I just don't think my skill level is that high. I hope that with every job it gets better. But until I'm good, I can say I'm trying to be an actor, but I don't think I've completely made it.
In this business, fame lasts for a second. You can be blown up and be blown down. People keep losing interest in faces because new ones come along every single second. I'm one at the moment. Tomorrow I won't be. That's cool. I'm not saying that when it does end, I'll be like, 'Yay! It's ending.' But I'll move on and do something else because that's what has to be done. It's about survival. If you're sad about it, then you're in the wrong job.
Acting requires me to be very observant, which means being able to sit in cafes for hours and watch people.
I don't have a problem with my body. I'm not just going to strip off all my clothing, but if the part calls for it and I don't think there's any way round, I'm absolutely fine.
I'm a bit of a tomboy so the action stuff was fantastic.
The fact that we haven't focused on the love triangle between Arthur, Lancelot and Guinevere was actually one of the things that made me want to do the film. It's interesting to tell it in a completely new way.
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