I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.

It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.

My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to acting.

I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.

When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.

You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them.

In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class.

I'm not recognised much at all.

I don't really get recognised very much.

As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!

I certainly never saw myself as posh.

If there were such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood.

It's an odd thing, but anyone who disappears is said to be seen in San Francisco.It must be a delightful city and possess all the attractions of the next world

And lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.

Remember, America: organization will set you free.

If the Chinese commit cyberwarfare against us, they are going to see cyberwarfare like they have never seen before.

It's easier to change directions if you are in motion.

My desire is to set up a situation to which I take you and let you see. It becomes your experience.

I tend not to hang with 'the crowd' because I believe that at any given moment in history, the crowd is only standing somewhere because some lone, brave nutjob broke down the walls for them first.

A compliance with the minutiae of military courtesy is a mark of well-disciplined troops.

We've taken what was just once a racetrack and made it a multifaceted gaming destination for the entire region.