An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.

I've never particularly liked the idea of looking back; I'd rather look forward.

As a child, I wanted to marry a farmer, but no doubt the reality would have been very different to the idyll in my head.

I think one wants lots of different lives.

I was studying to be an architect, I wasn't plotting to join the movies. Films were just another career option. I took acting up with the same schoolgirl enthusiasm I had for examinations. Acting is a job and I take it very seriously.

I started my career in Hollywood, where I learned the rumors were true - having success there really was dictated by how who you knew, not what you knew. I grew frustrated by the fact that careers could be made and broken by relationships alone.

When you write about faith, people will be upset with you no matter what. I've heard from readers who were disgusted with the depiction of monotheistic religion. I've also heard from readers who were upset because my portrayal of faith did not adhere to their specific doctrines. Fortunately, I have high risk tolerance.

He is loyal to his own career but only incidentally to anything or anyone else.