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, in a way, the better.

It sounds trite, but I like telling stories.

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 you're great. Paw paw!'

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

As a child I loved ghost stories.

If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline.

A floor length backless black sequined dress would be my dream dress. As for my dream date - that would have to be a young Marlon Brando!

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

I always look for contradiction in a character.

A good piece of art raises questions.

Sometimes I can spend months doing things to make sure that my instincts work correctly, but ultimately it's still instinctive.

To claim to understand, is a statement that only your imagination could conceive.

If boys don't learn, men won't know.

The elegance of the moon teaches us to be elegant and kind.

Now that I have opened that bottle of memories they're pouring out like wine, crimson and bittersweet.

Sing to your mountains because as you sing, they are being cast into the sea.As you sing, the portals of heaven are opening.

...life makes ugly faces at us sometimes, I know.

If you are going to throw a club, it is important to throw it ahead of you, down the fairway, so you don't have to waste energy going back to pick it up.

Everything valuable takes time, there are no overnight successes.

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.

Victims. Victims of a transitional period of morality. That is what we both certainly are.