The Poor Oscars - They Always Get

Two Phrases I Hate In Reference To Female Characters Are 'strong' And 'feisty.' They Really Annoy Me. It's The Most Condescending Thing. You Say That About A Three-year-old. It Infantilises Women.

What I Feel Personally And What I Can Act Are Two Different Things. Maybe One Of The Great Pleasures Of My Job Is Being Able To Inhabit Worlds That You Are Never Going To Inhabit Personally.

I Am In A Fabulously Lucky Position In That I Get To Wear Beautiful, Beautiful Gowns For Functions, Which I Can Then Give Back. That Way, They're Not Sitting In My Wardrobe With Me Looking At Them And Feeling Guilty. I Love That, And I Think When People Have A Fabulous Function To Go To, I'd Recommend Renting.

Actors Are Rogues And Vagabonds. Or They Ought To Be.

Painters Hate Having To Explain What Their Work Is About. They Always Say, 'it's Whatever You Want It To Be' - Because I Think That's Their Intention, To Connect With Each Person's Subconscious, And Not To Try And Dictate.