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 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.

I don't really get recognised very much.

As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!

I certainly never saw myself as posh.

The author should die once he has finished writing. So as not to trouble the path of the text.

No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge.

Women's glances express what they dare not speak.

We ought to look the world frankly in the face.

I really don't think there should be a movie about me. That's for sure!

An opponent is entitled to the same regard for his principles as we would expect others to have for ours. Non-violence demands that we should see every opportunity to win over opponents.

Life is a dream, realise it.

People don't realize what they have when they own a picture by me. Each picture is a phial with my blood. That is what has gone into it.

The full-grown modern human being ... is conscious of touching the highest pinnacle of fulfillment... when he is consumed in the service of an idea, in the conquest of the goal pursued.

The dreams get anchored in aged wisdom not some utopian fantasy.