Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

There aren't many great adverts for marriage or parenthood. It always looks so stressful, and that's what I've been scared of. What you don't realise is how much you're going to get back.

I go to Prague every year if I can, value my relationships there like gold, and feel myself in a sense Czech, with all their hopes and needs. They are a people I not only love, but admire.

For me, it's about the impact that the role has in the film overall. Less or more screen time, whether I get to romance the hero, is not the yardstick I go by. If my part is strong enough, then why not?

I'm better with my hands, and I always loved the slightly romantic idea of starting with bits of wood and being able to create something to sit on, to eat from, to store your clothes in.