It must have been so impossible to think about it and dare to do that, so they feel compassionate for her. I don't think the movie would work otherwise.
I'm not a snob.
A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty.
I don't obsess about my weight. I just know I've got to watch it when my pants feel tight.
I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and products should be accessible to all women over the world.
I see myself raising my children in Europe, probably in Paris.
I went to a Catholic school, and I just rebelled.
Yeah, to me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration.
Orlando's a really cool guy. They hired him for 'Lord of the Rings' out of drama school. He's very new at this still and doesn't have a lot of experience. So we were in this together and we've tried to help each other out. We felt very equal which was good.
I'm very independent. I'm not sure how I'd deal with someone who wanted to be with me 24/7.
In Paris, I rent a bike in the street and cycle around, and in L.A. I live up in the hills so I go hiking a lot.
When I was younger - it might be a romantic idea - I always thought I might go crazy.
I find that classical music helps put me in a place that is very calming and allows me to express emotion through my body. I played clarinet as a child, so I guess I have a bit of a musical ear.
What counts in Hollywood is box office. It doesn't really matter what people think of you as an actor because, as long as you have been in a movie that has made money, you will always get another job.
I feel as if sometimes women can't deal with what's going on and they have no one around who actually understands.
What I really tried to do with Helen was make her show this sad side of her. She was married off at 16, was so young and living in this castle that can't leave because of how she looks, and married to a man she hates and three times her age.
My sport is biking. I'm not much of a gym person, but I like being outside - hiking, canoeing, camping.
I made a French film called 'Merry Christmas' which is a very European film. It's a World War I piece.
I'm not one of those women who thinks beauty is a curse.
I would do anything for a part, nearly anything. Being in movies doesn't mean being pretty.
