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" All through my life what I've loved doing is watching movies. I love the escapism of film, I love stories. So it is incredible to be able to be in them as much as I am, to see them from the first stitch in a costume to the end product. "

" And we're fortunate if we have parents who are great and loving and inspiring. But, unfortunately, there are people who don't have that. "

" At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I'm having a lovely time. "

" But acting is very much a profession that is you're hot one moment and not the next - and that is totally cool. I think that's what I find most fascinating and most exciting about it - is that it can be gone in a puff of smoke. "

" Film is a much lonelier process than theatre. You really don't have any rehearsal time in film. You don't shape it together... with theatre, there is a complete kind of family atmosphere. The sociable side of this business is the theatrical side, it really isn't the film side. "

" I always find it much easier when there's one person whose vision you're following, as opposed to many people. "

" I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn't actually read them. "

" I cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods. "

" I didn't know this about myself, but when 'Pirates of the Caribbean' came out I realised that I didn't enjoy a huge amount of recognition. I didn't react to it well, but I think life is about finding out who you are and what you like. So I started doing independent movies and art-house films instead. "

" I don't have a problem with my body. I'm not just going to strip off all my clothing, but if the part calls for it and I don't think there's any way round, I'm absolutely fine. "

" I don't think I can call myself an actress yet. I just don't think my skill level is that high. I hope that with every job it gets better. But until I'm good, I can say I'm trying to be an actor, but I don't think I've completely made it. "

" I don't think that you can fake warmth. You can fake lust, jealousy, anger; those are all quite easy. But actual, genuine warmth? I don't think you can fake it. "

" I find it quite difficult on studio films because there are so many different executives and things like that that you have to go through, so very often getting that definitive opinion is actually quite difficult. "

" I find more interesting roles for women in period pieces. I do personally like watching period films; I think you can really get lost in the fantasy of them. "

" If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt. "

" I like watching films when I don't know anything about the people. "

" I made a conscious decision to live my life the best way I could and that meant to publicise myself as little as possible. "

" I'm doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard. "

" I really believe that in this industry women have to be very true to themselves about what they're comfortable with. "

" I see the world through my eyes. It's sometimes a strange world. "

" I started working when I was seven, and ever since then I've been saving for an apartment. Even before that I had a little jam jar designated for my apartment money. "

" I think everybody has the right to a private life. "

" I think every girl is looking for her Mr. Darcy. "

" I tried college for three months but I was desperately unhappy. I just wanted to perform. I was getting straight As but I had no friends and cried every day. "

" It's all about perfection, isn't it? "

" It's an interesting thing when you discover something about yourself. To go: 'Wow, I'm not the person I thought I was. I'm in the middle of something and I can't actually deal with it.' "

" It's fantastic to have the opportunity to work abroad, and do all that, but there is a certain point where you're just like, 'Oh, I'd love to work at home.' "

" It's good to know that other people think differently, and that's what makes the characters interesting. "

" It's impossible. You try to have any kind of relationship with your family, with a man, or with a friend, and you have to be on the phone and the Internet the entire time. "

" It's not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it. "

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