Olivia Colman
Actually, lots of women, when they're pregnant, feel like steel. They feel incredible.
I always assumed I'd be a terribly patient mum but it turns out I'm not!
I think I remember being held by my mum as a baby.
I've always done drama, but I suppose 'Tyrannosaur' was a bit of a watershed moment for me. It was like when Kathy Burke did 'Nil By Mouth' - suddenly, people were saying, 'Oh, she can do that, too.'
I don't think you can cry if the script is rubbish. I have to feel it; it's as simple as that. It's just like if you're watching something moving, and you feel yourself welling up. It's the same thing. You're just being carried along with the story. There's nothing magical about it. I think I'm in touch with my emotions, and I can't help it.
I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never been weak - they've always got steel in them.
I was rubbish at school.
Acting is playing, and it is like being a big kid. Yeah, it's great. You get paid.
I think each person you play has a little bit of you in it - you can't really help that.
I've always wanted to play a Marvel baddie. I'm not sure I fit the mold, though. Like a powerful, extraordinary woman. Somebody with superpowers would be really fun, but I'm not sure how many middle-aged women they have in Marvel.
I'm really enjoying being able to do these unhinged comedies and emotional dramas alike. I'm having a lovely time. After shooting a role that requires months of crying, it's quite nice to be able to play something very different.
I'd feel bad pretending my life was anything other than pretty good, so I do the role as well as I can and then I go home, have a cup of tea, see my family and friends, and appreciate what I've got.
I was nervous about meeting Charlotte Rampling, as she's a proper legend, but she is just so sweet.
Everybody laughs all the time, and some of the worst things that happen make you laugh 'cause it's a defense isn't it, I suppose.
I started off in comedy, but that's just where I got my work. I've always been an actor.
I open the doors for everybody all the time.
If people still trust me with a funny line, then that is fine. If that is what gets me work.
There was nothing about 'The Killing' that patronized its audience, and it was quite slow and detailed, all of the things which, for a long time, people had been nervous of making.
To play something which is a big spectrum is so much more fun, so much more of a challenge.
If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it, and do it honestly.Collection: Trying