Male directors always project their own desire of women - how they want a woman to dress, to do her hair. With a woman director, it's more a projection of herself.

I don't really wear makeup every day. I feel like being an actress - we wear a lot of makeup - but when I am not working, I need to let my face breathe and be very comfortable.

As an actor, it's up to you to show that you can do something else. For me, the interesting actors don't always go where you expect to find them.

If I do too many takes, I'm too self-conscious. I think I'm better in first scenes.

Kanye West is a brilliant poet and artist. He and I work in a very similar way. We feel the vibration, the power of something, and it inspires us to create, whether it is music or design. It is the same process. Working with Kanye is a joy and great privilege. In 2012, we did collaboration together.

Sometimes I think of creativity or art as this well that we all draw from.

George Orwell is a pinnacle writer, for his combination of moral insight and literary writing.

Imagination in the child is powerful. Reading and laughter and love are essential in our lives.