I really like Roland Moret, Alexander McQueen and Marios Schwab, a young British designer.
I don't remember my childhood very well at all, but my earliest memory is holding a man's hand as I was walking down the street at about 1ВЅ. I can still remember the shoes I was wearing, but I don't know who the man was or what the memory relates to.
I'm absolutely loving being part of Bondiana, and that not only am I a Bond girl, but I get to be an agent as well.
I was out on the shooting range twice a week [for Skyfall]. I worked out with a personal trainer for two hours a day, five days a week. So, it was quite demanding!
I'd like to believe that I would be able to give in the same way Mandela did, but in reality, I don't know whether that is true. It is much more likely that I would be left with an immense sense of injustice and immense desire for revenge.
People have very strong opinions about how their national icons should be played.
I never make suggestions. I really don't. I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they want to change it and they want to add stuff. I'm always amazed and so impressed by actors who do that.
Mom's a writer, so I grew up reading scripts and I have a real respect for them and I know how much thought goes into creating a role, so I'm always interested to find out what was the thought process of the writer and how best can I convey it rather than trying to change it to suit myself.
It is great to be a part of big-budget movies, but it is harder to feel like you are contributing, in the sense that it has such big machinery behind it.
I was really nervous, because I was certain it was going to be bigger than anything I'd ever done before. But I was relieved when I actually discovered that there was a family atmosphere on the set, with a brother-sister team, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson running it all.
In some ways, except that in that movie [Skyfall] I was mostly screaming and running away from the bad guys, whereas in this one I'm generally jumping into the action and fighting with them. So, yeah, it was somewhat similar, but also very different.
Be open and honest, but perceptive to your boss's situation. That's my advice to graduates worried about working with a new boss.
I'm not the greatest driver. I don't know if I'll ever master the art.
I love Sam Mendes. He's a fantastic director.
I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!
I don't think I have the assets to play the more traditional Bond Girl.
For some reason I just lack that ability to be embarrassed about going up to people. I even do it for friends if they want to ask someone out.
I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?'
I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.
I don't why I was bullied. I was quite shy and skinny. Very nerdy, very bookwormish. I think I was just a target.
