My mum says that I was born 45, and I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.

I find more interesting roles for women in period pieces. I do personally like watching period films; I think you can really get lost in the fantasy of them.

It's all about perfection, isn't it?

I think every girl is looking for her Mr. Darcy.

It's not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.

At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I'm having a lovely time.

I'm doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.

It's good to know that other people think differently, and that's what makes the characters interesting.

I really believe that in this industry women have to be very true to themselves about what they're comfortable with.

I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn't actually read them.

I tried college for three months but I was desperately unhappy. I just wanted to perform. I was getting straight As but I had no friends and cried every day.

My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.

It's an interesting thing when you discover something about yourself. To go: 'Wow, I'm not the person I thought I was. I'm in the middle of something and I can't actually deal with it.'

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.

Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they're constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human.

I started working when I was seven, and ever since then I've been saving for an apartment. Even before that I had a little jam jar designated for my apartment money.

If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything.

I see the world through my eyes. It's sometimes a strange world.

I like watching films when I don't know anything about the people.

When I was about 5 I think, I desperately wanted to be a pirate and have the hat and everything.

I don't think that you can fake warmth. You can fake lust, jealousy, anger; those are all quite easy. But actual, genuine warmth? I don't think you can fake it.

Film is a much lonelier process than theatre. You really don't have any rehearsal time in film. You don't shape it together... with theatre, there is a complete kind of family atmosphere. The sociable side of this business is the theatrical side, it really isn't the film side.

They always pencil in my boobs. I was only angry when they were really droopy. For King Arthur, for a poster, they gave me these really strange droopy tits. I thought, well if you’re going to make me fantasy breasts, at least make perky breasts.

You already feel unsure of yourself, and then you see your worst fears in print. It really knocked me - which is why, I think, I was working, working, working, because I was trying to run away from the fact that I thought I couldn't do it.

All through my life what I've loved doing is watching movies. I love the escapism of film, I love stories. So it is incredible to be able to be in them as much as I am, to see them from the first stitch in a costume to the end product.

Some people say Dylan Thomas mischievous, he's a child, and other people say he's quite demonic. I don't think we should dictate about him, if that's your view of him, that's wonderful, but it's great to know that other people think differently.