We Are What The Past Has Made

I Am So Profoundly Aware Of My Lack Of Skill To Make Any Material Difference. I Am Not A Doctor. I Can't Influence Foreign Policy. I Can't Build Schools. I Can't Chemically Engineer The Protein Paste That Helps People With Acute Malnutrition. But I Can Talk About It, And So Can You.

Our Job Is To Represent The Truth Of Human Nature, Whether You're Playing A Tender Love Story That's Set In A Coffee Shop Or Whether You're In 'the Avengers,' Which Is Set In A Manhattan Which Is Exploding.

Everybody Is Great And The Chemistry Is Different With Everyone. That Is The Joy Of Acting - You Really Don't Know How It Is Going To Go Until You Turn Up. It's Like Playing Tennis, You Can't Plan For The Match You Are Going To Play Until You Are Actually Up Against Your Opponent And What Happens, Happens. That Is The Joy Of Being On Set.

I've Done My Share Of Period Stuff. I'm Not Sure Why, But People Say I Have A Period Face. The Bread And Butter Of British Tv Is Jane Austen Adaptations And Bridges And Bonnets And Boats And Horses.

The Best Revenge Against Bullies Is Absolutely, Resolutely, Never To Let Them Change Who You Are. Know That Whatever Bullies Say Or Do - It Comes From Their Weakness, Not Yours.