What Doesn't Draw You Into A Coen

I Was Quite Straight-laced. I Was Quite Academic Until I Was About 14 And Then I Went To Boarding School Where I Had The Opportunity To Continue To Be Very Academic, But Got Less Interested In It And Became More Involved In Acting. And Then When I Was Applying For Universities I Used A Couple Of Places On My Ucas Form To Apply For Drama School Without Telling Anyone... But Didn't Get Into Drama School. But That Was The Most Rebellious Thing I Did.

It's Actually Easier To Play A Leading Role Than It Is To Play A Supporting Role.

One Of The Things I Love About The Theater Is That No One Can Tell You To Stop. Once You're Onstage, It's Three Hours, And Whether You're Completely Off Or You're Just Horrendous, You've Got To Find A Way To Leave An Impression. There's Not That Terrible Thing That You Get When You're Making A Movie, Where You Get In Your Car At The End Of The Day Knowing That Something You're Not Proud Of Was Immortalized On Film, And You Can't Fix It Because They Won't Reshoot It.

I Was Trying To Find Ways Of Not Being Pigeon-holed Like That. I Didn't Want To Be Tied Down By My Accent. I Wanted To Play Americans. I Don't Want To Ever Be Doing The Same Thing Twice, And I Just Didn't Want To Repeat Myself.

I Kind Of Had An Idea That New York Would Be Like Fashion Week, Where Everyone Always Looks Incredibly Chic And Cool, And I Wouldn't Fit In.