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" I screen tested for 'The Tudors' in N.Y. That was my first experience of N.Y., being flown here to screen test with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. So I have very, very fond memories of New York - New York helped give me my first big break. "

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" I couldn't pick just one defining breakthrough role. I like to think that they're all a part of me. "

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" It really bugs me the way people criticise how actors look. We're not models. Models exist. "

" Women are over 50 percent of the population. "

" It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the action starts, it's best to turn the brain off and let it become an instinctual thing. "

" I'm a massive yoga head. Lots of yoga and lots of running. I do Bikram yoga. I adore it. "

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" Long skirts are annoying; they get in the way. "

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" When I see a fan coming over, I can't help but make an assumption about what they want to talk about. A middle-aged American woman will head over, and I think, 'Game of Thrones.' Turns out it's 'The Tudors' or 'Elementary' or 'The Hunger Games.' It's always a surprise. "

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" Perfect is very boring, and if you happen to have a different look, that's a celebration of human nature, I think. If we were all symmetrical and perfect, life would be very dull. "