I wasn't one of those girls who always dreamed of being an actress. I went to a normal school and then these film auditioners turned up when I was nine. Then I just fell into this whirlwind.

I'm not going to school just for the academics - I wanted to share ideas, to be around people who are passionate about learning.

I've always been fascinated by Elizabeth Taylor, and I had read that her first kiss happened on a film set, which actually made me a little sad. You need to have normal experiences of your own.

I think the actresses who are really successful are the ones who are comfortable in their own skins and still look human.

I want to be normal. I really want anonymity.

I just try and surround myself, for the biggest proportion of time that I can, with people who make me feel normal, because constantly feeling abnormal is quite difficult.