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" Obviously, you have quieter years than others - you don't go jumping out of a plane every day. "

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" I know I'm not a conventional beauty. You can read a lot of painful things on the Internet, which criticise you aesthetically - but as far as I'm concerned, that's not what an actress is. "

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" We all need some TLC and to pat ourselves on the back from time to time. "

" A lot of boys in my poker circle are mathematicians who play on probability. I don't have that kind of brain, so I rely on instinct. But I recently found out that poker and cards in general go way back in my family gene pool. "

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" Travel is so important in its capacity to expand the mind. It's exciting to start as young as possible - you get to see how other cultures live, challenge your senses, and try different cuisines. "

" I'm a serial monogamist and would never dream of being as predatory as some of the women I've played. I can actually be a bit shy. "

" Privacy is important to me. But it's not just about sticking two fingers up and saying I don't want anyone to know my business. It's an artistic choice. I think that for any actor to convince their audience that they have completely inhabited a character requires a certain level of anonymity. "

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" Good style - regardless of fads - means the thing that suits your body. "

" I love being part of huge mega blockbusters, and I love being a part of small independent films and small stage. "

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

" I don't know if I'm a daredevil, exactly, but I do enjoy a good challenge. It's the only way you grow. "

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

" As an actress, I think it's important to look back and realize that we aren't always quite as original as we think we are. There's this grand, textured history for us over the last 100 years of incredible writers, directors, and performers. "

" I'm a feminist in the true sense of the word. It's about equality. "

" I'm always open to trying out new things. "

" I love going out of my comfort zone - I live to go out of my comfort zone. "

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" For me, it's not necessarily interesting to play a strong, fearless woman. It's interesting to play a woman who is terrified and then overcomes that fear. It's about the journey. Courage is not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. "

" Fashion, historically, is how people make statements about themselves or communicate. "

" I think every actor brings something personal to a role, right? "

" My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days of acting with Ewan. "

" Women are over 50 percent of the population. "

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" There was a woman in Elizabeth I's court that happened to have the same family name as me. "