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" I resent having witnessed the survival of some very mediocre male actors and the professional demise of the very brilliant female ones. "

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" When I came into the acting profession, it was quite hierarchical. You didn't sit at the same table as the leading actor. Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud... these were very, very intimidating and powerful people. "

" You write your life story by the choices you make. You never know if they have been a mistake. Those moments of decision are so difficult. "

" I can't say 'no' to an interesting role. I always tell my husband, 'That's it, I quit, I've done all I wanted,' and he's just like, 'Yeah, yeah. Sure.' "

" I am British. I love Britain for all its faults and all its virtues. My husband is American and I am largely based in Los Angeles, but whenever someone asks me where home is, I automatically say 'London.' "

" I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like. "

" The most important thing is to bring people with Parkinson's into our world and for the public to have a real understanding of it, as they're beginning to have with autism. "

" Any role that's proactive is a great role, and action roles are by their very nature proactive. You get to do stuff. I hate sitting in a corner - I'd much prefer an action role in a popcorn movie rather than pining in a corner not doing anything. "

" When you're 16, 30 seems ancient. When you're 30, 45 seems ancient. When you're 45, 60 seems ancient. When you're 60, nothing seems ancient. "

" We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be. "

" I've always found as an actress that the best thing to do in film or TV or theater is just to lose yourself in it. Think of the story, the character, the worlds we're in, and forget everything else. "

" When you're young, you wonder what all these old people are droning on about, trying to impart their wisdom. It's not relevant to you because being young is such a specific thing. Thank God for that. Thank God for the young people who go out and demonstrate against rampant capitalism or whatever. "

" Patience can be a good thing - but not necessarily. Sometimes it's not so bad to be impatient. I'm a little bit too polite. "

" I'm not strong-willed, actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do. "

" It's a mystery, that thing about chemistry, because often people who hate each other in real life and hate each other on the set have great chemistry on the screen. And people who love each other in real life and love each other on the set have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever. "

" I learned quite early on in life that we are all two people. And one of those people none of us will ever know. "

" I am so happy that I didn't have children. Well, you know, because I've had freedom. And I've so loved my freedom. "

" I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses. "

" It's so hard when you're young to look at older people and understand that they have been where you are. It's the weirdest thing. You just can't get your head around that, can you? You can't get your head around the fact that someone who is 60 was once 16, if you're 16. But the fact is they have been, and they remember it. "

" I'm not a communist, of course. But I do think that everything is down to economics. Capitalism doesn't change. "

" I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you were to take any woman back 40 years and say, 'Is this a world you want to live in?' They would say, 'No.' "

" Painters hate having to explain what their work is about. They always say, 'It's whatever you want it to be' - because I think that's their intention, to connect with each person's subconscious, and not to try and dictate. "

" I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American actors to do that. "

" They're called 'action scenes' because they do the acting for you. You don't have to act in action scenes. The action does it all for you. It's great. "

" You can't control how other people see you or think of you. But you have to be comfortable with that. "

" Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can't run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are. "

" Girls go out together to see a chick flick or something. I loathe, I hate, chick flicks. "

" I think a lot of my work has been a weird attempt to liberate myself, but it's not altogether successful. "

" I love men that love women. Morgan Freeman, who I worked with on 'RED,' was very flattering to me. But he is flattering to all women. He is a woman-charmer. "

" Working away from my husband for long periods is good and bad. It stops us taking each other for granted and gives us space, but I miss him terribly. "

" I've always been battling against my sense of dignity and refinement. I was embarrassed by any bodily functions when I was younger. I could never even blow my nose. "