“Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie? Like really. For real. In real life.”

Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love.

Women have a natural tendency to want to nurture and take care of men.

I hope another generation of children don’t have to grow up without understanding the historical context for contemporary racism.⁣

Acting is telling the truth under imaginary circumstances.

We are tapping into what the world wants: to be a part of change.

I really believe that you have to earn things. I don’t feel comfortable unless I have worked really hard.

My friends are all really nice about my fame, they’re just curious really, they ask lots of questions.

We want to empower people to take action and make change and translate their passion into really doing something

Friends capture you best.

Understanding our past is a crucial part of understanding the injustices and inequalities of our present and remaking our future as a nation.

One of the basic things we’re asking states to do is ratify all relevant gender equality standards.

I really love animals and enjoy working with them.

Harry Potter’s like Santa Clause: something you can’t see but wish was real so badly that you end up believing in it.

Young girls are told you have to be the delicate princess. Hermione taught them that you can be the warrior.

I’m a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation.

Small changes, such as thrifting instead of buying new, supporting sustainable brands, and air-drying your clothes, can make a huge difference.

My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.

The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.

Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.

While films are a very visual and emotional artistic medium, video games take it one step further into the realm of a unique personal experience.

I want to live where I want to live, and I will make films because I love to make films.

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.

All my movies are achingly personal.

I don’t worry about overexposure [in work], I think it’s important just to go in, and think about quality work and try to put the best movies out.